NGC 7218 is a late spiral galaxy in Aquarius, 74 million light-years away
NGC 7218 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 74 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.9 and spans 2.6′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 54,500 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 7218 from Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi
NGC 7218
AQUARIUS
NGC 7218 lies 5.6° east of Deneb Algedi , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7218 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -76° 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: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -84° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 76° 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: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 29° 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.
NGC 7218 is 74 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7218 tonight left it about 74 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7218
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7183, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 7171, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 7185, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 7184, barred spiral galaxy, 4.5° IC 1438, early spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 7302, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7218 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7218, 2MASX J22101171-1639395, IRAS 22074-1654, MCG -03-56-008, PGC 068199 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 10.2m Declination (J2000) -16° 40′ Magnitude 11.9 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 35° True size 54,500 light-years Distance 74 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,659 km/s, redshift 0.00555 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
