Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7346
NGC 7346 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 535.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 535.0 million light-years (164.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 144,900 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.92 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.15 |
| Luminosity | 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 39m 35.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 04′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 535 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 9,490.4 billion years.