Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1077 NED02
NGC 1077 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 417.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 417.7 million light-years (128.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 148,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.25 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.29 |
| Luminosity | 3.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 46m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 05′ 25″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 418 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7,409.9 billion years.