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Sunrise: 5:55 
Transit: 13:55 
Sunset: 21:54
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NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 21:48 | Tran: 4:54 | Set: 11:57
Alt: -0.47°   Az: 68.35°   Direction: East-North-East

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. Given its B magnitude of 15.2, NGC 7159 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7159 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.71 arcmin) and minor (0.56 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 57m 40s
+13° 41’ 04”
16h 52m 13s
14h 49m 54s

J2000

21h 56m 26s
+13° 33’ 45”

Finder Chart

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°.

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Finder chart for NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

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Finder chart for NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

Photometric Information

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).

15.2
12.48
11.78
11.45

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

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.
0.71 arcmin
0.56 arcmin
115°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Paris (FR)
Latitude: 48° 51’ 12” N
Longitude: 2° 20’ 55” E
Timezone: Europe/Paris

Today's NGC 7159 - Galaxy in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Paris (FR) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Paris):

Azimuth: 76.3°
Max altitude: 54.8°
Azimuth: 283.7°