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   54°12.0' N; 4°25' W

                             Constellation Pegasus

                                     Objects to View & Photograph

Messier 15
 
 
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Recommended Objects within the Pegasus Constellation to View or Photograph.

 

 

Object Name Type Magnitude Object Size Object Distance Right Ascention Declination Notes & Link to Photo / Log / Info
Messier 15 Globular Cluster 6.20 18.0' 30,600 LY 21h 29m 58.3s +12° 10′ 00″ Very bright central core (core collapse)
NGC 7177 Spiral Galaxy 11.44 3'.1 x 2'.0 ?? 22h 00m 41.2s +17° 44′ 16″ Short Arm Spiral req 12inch or more
NGC 7217 Unbarred Spiral Galaxy 11.00 3'.9 x 3'.2 50.0 Million LY 22h 07m 52.4s +31° 21′ 33″ Requires 12inch or more for any detail
NGC 7331 Spiral Galaxy 10.40 10'.5 x 3'.7 43.0 Million LY 22h 37m 04.1s +34° 24′ 56″ Spiral and Arm structure revealed >8inch
NGC 7332 Spiral Galaxy 11.20 4'.1 x 1'.1 63.0 Million LY 22h 37m 24.5s +23° 47′ 54″ Small & Faint spiral req > 12 inches
NGC 7339 Edge on Galaxy 12.50 3'.0 x 0'.7 ?? 22h 37m 47.5s +23° 47′ 11″ Faint edge on Galaxy req > 12 inches
NGC 7479 Barred Spiral Galaxy 11.60 4'.1 x 3'.1 105.0 Million LY 23h 04m 56.6s +12° 19′ 22″ Very faint Barred Spiral Galaxy >12 inch
NGC 7619 Elliptical Galaxy 11.30 2'.5 x 2'.3 ?? 23h 20m 12.0s +08° 12′ 00″ Reasonably bright but small >8inches req
NGC 7626 Lenticular Galaxy 11.50 2'.6 x 2'.3 ?? 23h 20m 42.6s +08° 13′ 00″ Very small & faint 16inch req
NGC 7814 Edge on Spiral Galaxy 11.60 5'.5 x 2'.3 40.0 Million LY 00h 03m 14.9s +16° 08′ 44″ Nice target >8inch - Must Photograph
Stephan Quintet Galaxy Cluster 14.1 - 16.7 9'.2 x 8'.9 39 - 340 Million LY 22h 35m 57.5s +33° 57′ 36″ NGC 7317, 7318a, 7318b, 7319, 7320c

Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope

Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture)
Medium Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture)
Large Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only

 

     

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