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NGC 7332 — Galaxy in Pegasus

Galaxy Good (44/100)

Lenticular

Magnitude 11.0m Galaxy Pegasus (Peg) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.0
Angular Size 3.0′ × 0.7′
Position Angle 154°
Distance 56.84 million ly
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
cB, S, mE 156deg , smbMN, p of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 22h 37m 24.0s
Dec +23° 48' 00.0"
Constellation Pegasus (Peg)
Catalog NGC 7332

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Hard+
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Medium+
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jul – Sep (peak: Aug)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7332 · 3.0′×0.7′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7339
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.1 0.1° Pegasus
Scheat
HIP 113881; Beta Pegasi; 53 Pegasi
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 2.3–2.7
Variable Star mag 2.42 7.3° Pegasus
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Medium+
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Galaxy mag 10.8 8.2° Pegasus
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Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.7 9.5° Pegasus
NGC 7463
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 9.7° Pegasus
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