NGC 7785 is an elliptical galaxy in Pisces
NGC 7785 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces . It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2′ × 1.1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 7785 from Algenib
Algenib
NGC 7785
PISCES
NGC 7785 lies 10.3° southwest of Algenib , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7785 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -64° 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: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 31° 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 84°S.
The distance to NGC 7785 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7785
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7782, spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 36, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 46, star, 4.7° NGC 7743, lenticular galaxy, 4.8° NGC 7742, spiral galaxy, 5.6°
NGC 7785 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7785, 2MASX J23551903+0554571, MCG +01-60-049, PGC 072867, UGC 12841 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 55.3m Declination (J2000) +05° 55′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 142° Radial velocity 3,822 km/s, redshift 0.01283 Best with Telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
