Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 14
NGC 14 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 40.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 40.3 million light-years (12.36 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 30,600 light-years · 0.35 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.77 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.69 |
| Luminosity | 0.056 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 08m 46.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 48′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 40 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 715.1 billion years.