Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7227
NGC 7227 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 303.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 303.8 million light-years (93.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 120,500 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.26 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 11m 31.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 43′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 304 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 5,388.9 billion years.