Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7374
NGC 7374 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 330.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 330.5 million light-years (101.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 110,400 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.19 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.84 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 46m 01.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 51′ 13″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.84. 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 330 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 5,862.7 billion years.