Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 766
NGC 766 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 377.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 377.6 million light-years (115.77 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 141,500 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.94 |
| Luminosity | 3.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 58m 42.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 20′ 48″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 378 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 6,698.2 billion years.