---
title: "NGC 7292"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7292"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 7292 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7292"
---

# NGC 7292

NGC 7292 is an irregular [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) I in the constellation [Pegasus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pegasus), 26.28 Mly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 12.56 (V). Other catalogues list it as IRAS 22261+3002, IRAS F22261+3002 and LEDA 68941, among 8 designations in total. It was discovered in 1872.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Irregular galaxy
- **HOW FAR:** 26.28 Mly — A luminosity distance, from its redshift — how faint it looks. The light itself left 41.8 million years ago.
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 1.8′ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 12.56 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Pegasus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pegasus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Irregular galaxy I |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 26.28 Mly ±14 — by redshift (CMB frame), flat ΛCDM with H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 12.56 |
| CONSTELLATION | Pegasus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 22h 28m 25.9s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +30° 17′ 32.3″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1872 |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble type | I |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.06 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.56 |
| Surface brightness | 22.74 mag/arcsec² |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Radial velocity | 897 km/s |
| Redshift (z) | 0.002996 |
| Redshift (z, CMB frame) | 0.00187894 |
| Major axis | 1.82′ |
| Minor axis | 1.22′ |
| Position angle | 113° |

### WHEN IT WAS FOUND

Who first saw it, from where, and by what method.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Discovered by | Édouard Stephan |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | G |
| Wikidata item | Q1166868 |
| Wikipedia article | NGC 7292 |

## Also known as

- IRAS: IRAS 22261+3002
- IRAS: IRAS F22261+3002
- LEDA: LEDA 68941
- MCG: MCG +05-53-003
- NGC: NGC 7292
- PGC: PGC 68941
- SDSS: SDSS J222826.29+301729.9
- UGC: UGC 12048

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. NGC 7292 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7292

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-7292,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 7292}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7292},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7292