Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7016
NGC 7016 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, 514.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 514.7 million light-years (157.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 157,800 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.51 |
| Luminosity | 4.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 07m 16.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 28′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.51. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° 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 515 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 9,130.0 billion years.