Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7467
NGC 7467 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 532.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 532.3 million light-years (163.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 158,100 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.21 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 02m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 33′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 532 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 9,442.4 billion years.