NGC 7562 is an elliptical galaxy in Pisces, 192 million light-years away
NGC 7562 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Pisces , 192 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 2.2′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 121,900 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 7562 from Markab
Markab
NGC 7562
PISCES
NGC 7562 lies 8.9° south of Markab , the magnitude 2.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 7562 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 25° 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 83°S.
NGC 7562 is 192 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 7562 tonight left it about 192 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 7562
97 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 7611, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 7619, elliptical galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7626, elliptical galaxy, 1.9° NGC 7541, barred spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 7537, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 7587, barred spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 7459, galaxy pair, 3.7° NGC 7469, early spiral galaxy, 3.8°
NGC 7562 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pisces Designations NGC 7562, 2MASX J23155750+0641149, MCG +01-59-024, PGC 070874, UGC 12464 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 23h 16.0m Declination (J2000) +06° 41′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.6′ Position angle 84° True size 121,900 light-years Distance 192 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,563 km/s, redshift 0.01195 Best with Telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7501 to 8000
