Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7374B
NGC 7374B is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 339.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 339.3 million light-years (104.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 69,900 light-years · 0.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.69 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.40 |
| Luminosity | 0.82 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 45m 59.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 52′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.40. 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 339 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 6,019.0 billion years.