Spiral galaxy · Pegasus
NGC 7742 Fried-egg Galaxy
mag 11.61.7′ across
About
NGC 7742, the Fried-egg Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy of magnitude 11.6 in Pegasus, about 1.7′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 7742 is in the constellation Pegasus.
- Best evenings: around early November 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 north of 69° S.
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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 small, faint smudge that needs a dark sky and patience.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 7742, PGC 72260, UGC 12760 |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiral galaxy (Sb) |
| Magnitude | 11.6The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 1.7′ × 1.6′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 22.2 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 44m 15.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 46′ 02″ |
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 →