NGC 7631 is a spiral galaxy in Pegasus, 168 million light-years away
NGC 7631 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 168 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.9′ × 50″ of sky, about 91,100 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 7631 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7631
PEGASUS
NGC 7631 lies 8.1° southeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7631 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 32° 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: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 54° 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: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 62° 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: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 12° 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: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -39° 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: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 11° 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°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° 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: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -69° 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: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -65° 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: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -55° 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: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 24° 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 82°S.
NGC 7631 is 168 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7631 tonight left it about 168 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7631
107 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7626, elliptical galaxy, 11′ NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 18′ NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 29′ NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 7631 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7631, 2MASX J23212667+0813034, MCG +01-59-060, PGC 071181, UGC 12539 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 21.4m Declination (J2000) +08° 13′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 50″ Position angle 78° True size 91,100 light-years Distance 168 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,730 km/s, redshift 0.01252 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
