NGC 7212 is a galaxy triplet in Pegasus
NGC 7212 is a galaxy triplet in the constellation Pegasus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.4′ × 28″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 7212 from Enif
Enif
NGC 7212
PEGASUS
NGC 7212 lies 5.6° east of Enif , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7212 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
The distance to NGC 7212 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7212
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°, all fainter than magnitude 12.5.
NGC 7212 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Pegasus Designations NGC 7212, 2MASXJ22070199+1014004, IRAS 22045+0959, MCG +02-56-011, PGC 068065 Type galaxy triplet (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 22h 07.0m Declination (J2000) +10° 14′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 28″ Position angle 32° Best with Large telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
