NGC 7691 is a spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7691 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 12.8 and spans 1.7′ × 1.4′. 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 7691 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7691
PEGASUS
NGC 7691 lies 6.7° east of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7691 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° 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: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 35° 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: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° 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: 54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° 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: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 71° 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: 18° 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: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -8° 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: 76° 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: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -17° 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: 60° 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: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -47° 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: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -70° 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: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 42° 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: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° 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: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 32° 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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
The distance to NGC 7691 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7691
80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7711, lenticular galaxy, 57′ NGC 7625, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 7683, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° NGC 7515, spiral galaxy, 5.7° NGC 7742, spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 7691 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7691, 2MASX J23322441+1550520, IRAS 23299+1534, MCG +03-60-001, PGC 071699, SDSS J233224.41+155052.2, SDSS J233224.42+155052.2, UGC 12654 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 32.4m Declination (J2000) +15° 51′ Magnitude 12.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.4′ Position angle 161° Radial velocity 4,005 km/s, redshift 0.01345 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
