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NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:38 | Tran: 23:00 | Set: 6:26
Alt: -11.00°   Az: 45.79°   Direction: North-East

NGC 7551 is a Galaxy in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 7551 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 15.7, NGC 7551 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7551 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 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7551 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.62 arcmin) and minor (0.47 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 16m 36s
+16° 04’ 34”
15h 08m 18s
14h 24m 54s

J2000

23h 15m 21s
+15° 56’ 27”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7551 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

Finder chart NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7551 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).

15.7
11.87
11.22
10.97

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7551 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7551 is a visual representation of it.
0.62 arcmin
0.47 arcmin
155°

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 7551 - Galaxy in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.9°
Max altitude: 54.6°
Azimuth: 286.1°