NGC 7784 is an elliptical galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7784 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 44″ × 35″. 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 7784 from Alpheratz
Alpheratz
NGC 7784
PEGASUS
NGC 7784 lies 7.9° southwest of Alpheratz , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7784 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -28° 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: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 37° 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: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° 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 68°S, and never sets north of 68°N.
The distance to NGC 7784 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7784
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7798, barred spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 7771, early spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7769, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7817, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 7741, barred spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 23, early spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 7768, elliptical galaxy, 5.5° NGC 7814, early spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7784 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7784, 2MASX J23551365+2145438, MCG +04-01-001, PGC 072862 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 55.2m Declination (J2000) +21° 46′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 35″ Position angle 114° Radial velocity 7,739 km/s, redshift 0.02615 Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
