Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1177
NGC 1177 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 260.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 260.2 million light-years (79.77 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 79,600 light-years · 0.91 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.61 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.90 |
| Luminosity | 0.77 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 04m 37.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 21′ 46″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 260 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 4,615.3 billion years.