Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7466
NGC 7466 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 349.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 349.8 million light-years (107.26 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 134,700 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.78 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.37 |
| Luminosity | 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 02m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 03′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.37. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 350 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 6,205.8 billion years.