Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7265
NGC 7265 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 236.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 236.8 million light-years (72.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 171,800 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.56 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.74 |
| Luminosity | 4.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 22m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 12′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 237 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 4,201.1 billion years.