NGC 7681 is a lenticular galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7681 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 14.6 and spans 1.4′ × 40″. 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 7681 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7681
PEGASUS
NGC 7681 lies 6.2° east of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7681 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: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 46° 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: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 1° 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: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -3° 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: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -31° 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: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -59° 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: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 66° 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: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 58° 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: -22° 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: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 9° 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: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 31° 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: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 18° 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 73°S, and never sets north of 73°N.
The distance to NGC 7681 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7681
77 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, 2.0° NGC 7711, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 7497, late spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 7678, late spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 5.9° NGC 7769, spiral galaxy, 6.0°
NGC 7681 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7681, 2MASX J23285489+1718351, MCG +03-59-063, PGC 071558, UGC 12620 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 28.9m Declination (J2000) +17° 19′ Magnitude 14.6 (B 15.0) Surface brightness 25.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 40″ Position angle 63° Radial velocity 6,798 km/s, redshift 0.02293 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
