Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7010
NGC 7010 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 395.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 395.4 million light-years (121.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 229,400 light-years · 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.76 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.66 |
| Luminosity | 5.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 04m 39.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 20′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 395 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 7,014.1 billion years.