NGC 7714 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces
NGC 7714 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Pisces constellation. NGC 7714 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 7714 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).
Key facts about NGC 7714
NGC 7714 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 11.4°
Azimuth: 101.1°
Direction: East
See also NGC 7714 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 14.36, NGC 7714 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 7714
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7714 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.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 7714.
Apparent size of NGC 7714
The following table reports NGC 7714 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7714 is a visual representation of it.NGC 7714 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces morphological classification
NGC 7714 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces is classified as Spiral (SAb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 7714 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7714
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7714 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7714 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 and set times of NGC 7714 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 7714 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):