NGC 7156 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7156 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 12.7 and spans 1.4′ × 1.2′. 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 7156 from Sadalmelik
Sadalmelik
NGC 7156
PEGASUS
NGC 7156 lies 4.3° northwest of Sadalmelik , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7156 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 7156 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7156
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
NGC 7156 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7156, 2MASX J21543362+0256347, IRAS 21520+0242, MCG +00-55-029, PGC 067622, UGC 11843 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 21h 54.6m Declination (J2000) +02° 57′ Magnitude 12.7 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 1.2′ Position angle 120° Radial velocity 3,957 km/s, redshift 0.01328 Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
