Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7361
NGC 7361 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus, 58.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Distance | 58.2 million light-years (17.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,700 light-years · 0.31 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.96 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.30 |
| Luminosity | 0.067 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 42m 18.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −30° 03′ 19″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.30. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 60° N. South of latitude 60° 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 58 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,032.2 billion years.