NGC 7559A is a lenticular galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7559A (PGC 070852) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 36″ × 26″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7559A from Markab
Markab
NGC 7559A
PEGASUS
NGC 7559A lies 3.3° southeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7559A is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 77°S, and never sets north of 77°N.
The distance to NGC 7559A is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7559A
128 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 57′ NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 7625, early spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7448, late spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 7454, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° NGC 7497, late spiral galaxy, 5.1°
NGC 7559A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7559A, PGC 070852, MCG +02-59-014, SDSS J231545.99+131749.0, UGC 12463 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 15.8m Declination (J2000) +13° 18′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 24.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 36″ × 26″ Position angle 38° Radial velocity 4,562 km/s, redshift 0.01533 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
