Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7609 NED01
NGC 7609 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 553.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 553.5 million light-years (169.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 202,600 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.41 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.74 |
| Luminosity | 4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 19m 30.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 30′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° 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 553 million years ago. At that time the Earth held only single-celled organisms and the first multicellular life. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9,818.5 billion years.