Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7330
NGC 7330 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 247.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 247.6 million light-years (75.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 120,900 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.06 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.34 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 36m 56.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 32′ 53″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.34. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 248 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 4,392.0 billion years.