Galaxy · Elliptical
And XXIX
And XXIX is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 2.38 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 2.38 million light-years (730.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 1,957 light-years · 0.022 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −8.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.22 |
| Luminosity | 7.6 × 10⁻⁶ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 58m 55.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 45′ 20″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.22. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 2.4 million years ago. At that time our ancestors were using stone tools; Homo sapiens did not exist yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 42.2 billion years.