NGC 7587 is a barred spiral galaxy in Pegasus, 372 million light-years away
NGC 7587 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 372 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.1′ × 16″ of sky, about 121,100 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 7587 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7587
PEGASUS
NGC 7587 lies 6.4° southeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7587 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 41° 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: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -72° 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: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 23° 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 80°S.
NGC 7587 is 372 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7587 tonight left it about 372 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7587
109 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 7626, elliptical galaxy, 1.6° NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 7469, early spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 7587 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7587, 2MASX J23175912+0940488, MCG +01-59-037, PGC 070984, UGC 12484 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 18.0m Declination (J2000) +09° 41′ Magnitude 12.0 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 16″ Position angle 124° True size 121,100 light-years Distance 372 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,647 km/s, redshift 0.02927 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
