Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7085
NGC 7085 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 398.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 398.2 million light-years (122.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 159,100 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.95 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 32m 25.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 34′ 53″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 398 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 7,063.9 billion years.