NGC7218 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC7218 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 17:57, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 20:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC7218
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h10m [2] |
| Declination: | −16°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 11.91 (V) [2] 12.40 (B) [2] 10.17 (J) [2] 9.40 (H) [2] 9.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 22.3 Mpc 72.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.49 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.83 |