Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7386
NGC 7386 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 341.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 341.0 million light-years (104.54 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 180,800 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.50 |
| Luminosity | 4.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 50m 02.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 41′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 341 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 6,048.5 billion years.