NGC 7648 is a lenticular galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7648 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 12.9 and spans 1.6′ × 59″. 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 7648 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7648
PEGASUS
NGC 7648 lies 7.2° southeast of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7648 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -12° 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: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 17° 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: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -47° 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: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -56° 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: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -64° 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: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 74° 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: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -77° 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: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 39° 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: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 39° 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: 34° 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: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -41° 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: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 38° 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 80°S.
The distance to NGC 7648 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7648
109 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 7626, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 7562, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 7743, lenticular galaxy, 5.0°
NGC 7648 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7648, 2MASX J23235403+0940028, IRAS 23213+0923, MCG +01-59-072, PGC 071321, UGC 12575 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 23.9m Declination (J2000) +09° 40′ Magnitude 12.9 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 59″ Position angle 84° Radial velocity 3,461 km/s, redshift 0.01161 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
