NGC 7620 is a late spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7620 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 13.3 and spans 56″. 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 7620 from Scheat
Scheat
NGC 7620
PEGASUS
NGC 7620 lies 5.3° southeast of Scheat , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7620 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 67° 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°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 11° 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 66°S, and never sets north of 66°N.
The distance to NGC 7620 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7620
80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7620 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7620, 2MASX J23200566+2413160, IRAS 23176+2356, PGC 071106, UGC 12520 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 20.1m Declination (J2000) +24° 13′ Magnitude 13.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ Position angle 105° Radial velocity 9,429 km/s, redshift 0.03196 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
