Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7035A
NGC 7035A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, 432.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 432.8 million light-years (132.69 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 143,500 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.11 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 10m 45.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 08′ 06″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.11. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° 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 433 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 7,677.2 billion years.