NGC 7649 is an elliptical galaxy in Pegasus, 591 million light-years away
NGC 7649 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus , 591 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.5 and spans 1.6′ × 1′ of sky, about 280,000 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 7649 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7649
PEGASUS
NGC 7649 lies 4.8° east of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7649 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -32° 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: 77° 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: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -10° 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: 77° 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°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° 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: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 5° 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: -77° 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: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 20° 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 75°S, and never sets north of 75°N.
NGC 7649 is 591 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7649 tonight left it about 591 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7649
100 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, 2.7° NGC 7711, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 7497, late spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 7479, barred spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7454, elliptical galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7649 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7649, 2MASX J23242006+1438492, MCG +02-59-035, PGC 071343, SDSS J232420.08+143849.6, UGC 12579 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 24.3m Declination (J2000) +14° 39′ Magnitude 13.5 (B 15.0) Surface brightness 25.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1′ Position angle 76° True size 280,000 light-years Distance 591 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 12,215 km/s, redshift 0.04161 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
