Lenticular galaxy · Aquarius
NGC 7252 Atoms for Peace Galaxy
mag 12.11.9′ across
About
NGC 7252, the Atoms for Peace Galaxy, is a lenticular galaxy of magnitude 12.1 in Aquarius, about 1.9′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 7252 is in the constellation Aquarius.
- Best evenings: around mid-October it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from south of 55° N.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A bright lens-shaped glow with a starlike core.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 7252, PGC 68612 |
|---|---|
| Type | Lenticular galaxy (S0) |
| Magnitude | 12.1The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 1.9′ × 1.7′position angle 95°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 22.9 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 20m 44.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 40′ 42″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →