Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7472
NGC 7472 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 232.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 232.1 million light-years (71.17 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 69,900 light-years · 0.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.68 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.58 |
| Luminosity | 0.82 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 05m 38.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 03′ 33″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 232 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 4,117.8 billion years.