Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7018 NED02
NGC 7018 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, 536.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 536.6 million light-years (164.53 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 189,400 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.20 |
| Luminosity | 6.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 07m 25.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 25′ 43″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.20. 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 537 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 9,519.4 billion years.