NGC 7763 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius
NGC 7763 (PGC 072565) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 44″ × 23″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 7763 from Diphda
Diphda
NGC 7763
AQUARIUS
NGC 7763 lies 12.8° west of Diphda , the magnitude 2.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7763 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 35° 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: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 47° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 73°N, and never sets south of 73°S.
The distance to NGC 7763 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7763
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7763 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7763, PGC 072565, 2MASX J23501567-1635236 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 50.3m Declination (J2000) -16° 35′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 23″ Position angle 161° Radial velocity 5,556 km/s, redshift 0.0187 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
