Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 7319
NGC 7319 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 314.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 314.4 million light-years (96.39 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 196,800 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.99 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.93 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 36m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 58′ 33″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 314 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 5,576.9 billion years.