Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7034
NGC 7034 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 415.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 415.3 million light-years (127.34 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 185,400 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.13 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.39 |
| Luminosity | 3.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 09m 38.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 09′ 02″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° N 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 415 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 7,367.6 billion years.