NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus
NGC 7159 is a Galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 7159 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
- NGC 7159 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 52° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 15.2, NGC 7159 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 7159
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7159 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 7159
The following table reports NGC 7159 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7159 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 7159
The image below is a photograph of NGC 7159 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7159
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7159 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7159 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 7159 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):