NGC 7184 is a barred spiral galaxy in Aquarius, 113 million light-years away
NGC 7184 (ESO 601-009) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 113 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.0 and spans 6′ × 1.3′ of sky, about 196,000 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 7184 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
NGC 7184
AQUARIUS
NGC 7184 lies 6.0° southeast of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7184 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -83° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° 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: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 30° 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 69°N, and never sets south of 69°S.
NGC 7184 is 113 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7184 tonight left it about 113 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7184
31 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7185, lenticular galaxy, 21′ NGC 7183, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° IC 1438, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 7167, barred spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 7218, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° M30 Messier 30, globular cluster, 5.7° NGC 7252, lenticular galaxy, 5.7° NGC 7225, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7184 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7184, ESO 601-009, 2MASX J22023982-2048461, ESO-LV 601-0090, IRAS 21599-2103, MCG -04-52-009, PGC 067904, UGCA 425 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 02.7m Declination (J2000) -20° 49′ Magnitude 11.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 6′ × 1.3′ Position angle 61° True size 196,000 light-years Distance 113 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,607 km/s, redshift 0.00873 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
