NGC 7566 is a barred spiral galaxy in Pisces, 328 million light-years away
NGC 7566 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 328 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.6′ × 39″ of sky, about 150,800 light-years across. 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 7566 from Skat
Skat
NGC 7566
PISCES
NGC 7566 lies 14.5° north of Skat , the magnitude 3.3 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7566 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 31° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 88°N.
NGC 7566 is 328 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7566 tonight left it about 328 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7566
66 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7566 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7566, 2MASX J23163742-0219500, IRAS 23140-0236, MCG -01-59-010, PGC 070901 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 16.6m Declination (J2000) -02° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 39″ Position angle 99° True size 150,800 light-years Distance 328 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 7,959 km/s, redshift 0.02691 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
