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NGC 7729 — Galaxy in Pegasus

Galaxy Fair (34/100)

Barred Spiral

Magnitude 14.0m Galaxy Pegasus (Peg) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 14.0
Angular Size 1.7′ × 0.6′
Position Angle 7°
Distance 243.96 million ly
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SABa)
vF, S, iE, F* inv s

Position & Identifiers

RA 23h 40m 33.6s
Dec +29° 11' 17.5"
Constellation Pegasus (Peg)
Catalog NGC 7729

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard V. hard
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Aug – Oct (peak: Sep)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 7729 · 1.7′×0.6′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 7680
Hard+
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Galaxy mag 13.0 4.1° Pegasus
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Hard
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.7 6.3° Pegasus
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Medium
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 6.4° Pegasus
NGC 23
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 7.3° Pegasus
Scheat
HIP 113881; Beta Pegasi; 53 Pegasi
Hard+
Semi-regular variable, range 2.3–2.7
Variable Star mag 2.42 8.1° Pegasus
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