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NGC 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus

Below the horizon.  Rise: 15:15 | Tran: 22:54 | Set: 6:37
Alt: -6.28°   Az: 311.29°   Direction: North-West

NGC 7578 is a Galaxy Pair in the Pegasus constellation. NGC 7578 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7578 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 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7578 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2 arcmin) and minor (2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 18m 27s
+18° 50’ 24”
08h 31m 33s
07h 50m 01s

J2000

23h 17m 12s
+18° 42’ 15”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7578 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 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

Finder chart NGC 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 7578 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7578 is a visual representation of it.
2 arcmin
2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 7578 - Galaxy Pair in Pegasus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.2°
Max altitude: 57.4°
Azimuth: 288.8°