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NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius

Altitude: 13.6°   Azimuth: 244.5°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 7592A is a Galaxy in the Aquarius constellation. NGC 7592A 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 7592A 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).

Image of NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7592A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.56 arcmin) and minor (0.24 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 7592A

NGC 7592A
Galaxy
Aquarius

NGC 7592A is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 13.6°
Azimuth: 244.5°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 7592A rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 15, NGC 7592A is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius

Photometric information of NGC 7592A

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7592A 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

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

Apparent size of NGC 7592A

The following table reports NGC 7592A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7592A is a visual representation of it.
0.56 arcmin
0.24 arcmin
25°

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7592A

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7592A are provided in the following table:

23h 18m 21s
-04° 24’ 56”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7592A 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 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius.

Finder chart NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius.

Rise and set times of NGC 7592A from your location

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

Today's NGC 7592A - Galaxy in Aquarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.4°
Max altitude: 34.1°
Azimuth: 265.6°