Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7196
NGC 7196 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Indus, 136.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 136.2 million light-years (41.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 93,700 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.64 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.46 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 05m 54.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 07′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.46. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 136 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2,416.1 billion years.