Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7110
NGC 7110 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 246.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 246.9 million light-years (75.71 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 102,900 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.36 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 42m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 09′ 44″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.36. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° 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 247 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 4,380.4 billion years.