Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 476
NGC 476 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 292.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 292.8 million light-years (89.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 83,000 light-years · 0.95 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.17 |
| Luminosity | 0.76 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 20m 19.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 01′ 13″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.17. 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 October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 293 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 5,193.3 billion years.