Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7206
NGC 7206 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 439.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 439.9 million light-years (134.86 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 195,400 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.06 |
| Luminosity | 4.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 05m 40.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 47′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° 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 440 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 7,802.7 billion years.