Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7066 NED01
NGC 7066 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 237.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 237.9 million light-years (72.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 85,700 light-years · 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.11 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.20 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 26m 13.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 10′ 59″ |
| 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 Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° 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 238 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 4,219.6 billion years.