Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6732
NGC 6732 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 377.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 377.7 million light-years (115.81 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 146,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.12 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 56m 24.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 22′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.12. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 378 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 6,700.5 billion years.