NGC 7377 is a lenticular galaxy in Aquarius, 108 million light-years away
NGC 7377 (ESO 534-026) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Aquarius , 108 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.1 and spans 3.9′ × 3.1′ of sky, about 123,200 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 7377 from Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut
NGC 7377
AQUARIUS
NGC 7377 lies 7.6° north of Fomalhaut , the magnitude 1.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7377 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: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -82° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -86° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 82° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 39° 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 68°N, and never sets south of 68°S.
NGC 7377 is 108 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7377 tonight left it about 108 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7377
26 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7359, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 7392, barred spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7293 Helix Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.5° NGC 7314, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 7285, barred spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 7284, lenticular galaxy, 5.1° NGC 7306, barred spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 7377 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquarius Designations NGC 7377, ESO 534-026, 2MASX J22474750-2218434, ESO-LV 534-0260, MCG -04-53-038, PGC 069733 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 47.8m Declination (J2000) -22° 19′ Magnitude 11.1 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.9′ × 3.1′ Position angle 99° True size 123,200 light-years Distance 108 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,339 km/s, redshift 0.0112 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
