NGC 7331, the Deer Lick Group's brightest galaxy, sits 4.4 degrees north of Matar in Pegasus tonight (Astronomy's sky guide for tonight: https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-tuesday-october-20-2026/). A big scope pulls in the "fleas" too, background galaxies hundreds of millions of light-years farther out.
Magnitude: 10th. Highest: 10 PM. Distance: 40M light-years. The fleas: 290-370M light-years.
Source: https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-tuesday-october-20-2026/
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