Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7592B
NGC 7592B is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 337.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 337.8 million light-years (103.57 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 124,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.45 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.63 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 18m 22.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 24′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.63. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 338 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 5,992.3 billion years.