NGC 7602 is a lenticular galaxy in Pegasus, 564 million light-years away
NGC 7602 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 564 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 37″ × 29″ of sky, about 101,700 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 7602 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7602
PEGASUS
NGC 7602 lies 4.8° northeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7602 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -34° 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: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° 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: -76° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 16° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.
NGC 7602 is 564 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7602 tonight left it about 564 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7602
97 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7625, early spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 7497, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 7678, late spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 7454, elliptical galaxy, 4.8° NGC 7448, late spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 7711, lenticular galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7673, late spiral galaxy, 5.3°
NGC 7602 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7602, 2MASX J23184350+1841538, MCG +03-59-034, PGC 071019 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 18.7m Declination (J2000) +18° 42′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 37″ × 29″ Position angle 142° True size 101,700 light-years Distance 564 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 11,564 km/s, redshift 0.03935 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
