Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7527
NGC 7527 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 372.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 372.1 million light-years (114.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 161,500 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.33 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.96 |
| Luminosity | 3.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 13m 41.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 54′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° 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 372 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 6,599.9 billion years.