---
title: "NGC 7638"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7638"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. NGC 7638 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7638"
---

# NGC 7638

NGC 7638 is a spiral [galaxy](https://spacecatalog.org/galaxies) in the constellation [Pegasus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pegasus), shining at apparent magnitude 15.50 (B). Other catalogues list it as IC 1483, IRAS 23200+1103 and LEDA 71242, among 7 designations in total. It was discovered in 1880.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Spiral galaxy
- **HOW BIG ON THE SKY:** 39″ — Small enough that the full Moon would cover it several times over.
- **HOW BRIGHT (B):** 15.50 — Faint: it takes a large telescope.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Pegasus](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/pegasus) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Spiral galaxy |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (B) | 15.50 |
| CONSTELLATION | Pegasus |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 23h 22m 33.1s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +11° 19′ 43.7″ |
| DISCOVERED | 1880 |

## 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 | 4 |

### 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) | 15.50 |
| Surface brightness | 23.39 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Major axis | 0.65′ |
| Minor axis | 0.46′ |
| Position angle | 175° |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | GPair |
| Wikidata item | Q1168444 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Morphology from | SIMBAD (2005ApJS..160..149S, quality D) |

## Also known as

- IC: IC 1483
- IRAS: IRAS 23200+1103
- LEDA: LEDA 71242
- MCG: MCG +02-59-030
- NGC: NGC 7638
- PGC: PGC 71242
- PGC: PGC 71246

## 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 7638 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7638

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ngc-7638,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{NGC 7638}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ngc-7638},
  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-7638