Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7294
NGC 7294 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 473.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 473.3 million light-years (145.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 255,700 light-years · 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.95 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.86 |
| Luminosity | 6.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 32m 08.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 23′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.86. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° S 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 473 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 8,395.2 billion years.