Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 7379
NGC 7379 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 249.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 249.3 million light-years (76.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 115,100 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.95 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.47 |
| Luminosity | 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 47m 33.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 14′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.47. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 249 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 4,422.1 billion years.