Galaxy · Elliptical
And XXVIII
And XXVIII is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 2.12 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 2.12 million light-years (650.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 1,109 light-years · 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −8.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.76 |
| Luminosity | 9.1 × 10⁻⁶ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 32m 41.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 12′ 58″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.76. 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 August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 2.1 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 37.6 billion years.