Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7244
NGC 7244 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 352.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 352.4 million light-years (108.06 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 88,700 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.85 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.32 |
| Luminosity | 0.95 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 16m 26.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 28′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.32. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 352 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 6,252.1 billion years.