Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7395
NGC 7395 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 264.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 264.4 million light-years (81.06 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 122,400 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.69 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.85 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 51m 02.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 05′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 264 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 4,690.0 billion years.