Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7276
NGC 7276 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 278.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 278.6 million light-years (85.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 100,400 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.25 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.41 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 24m 14.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 05′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.41. 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 279 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 4,942.8 billion years.