Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7674
NGC 7674 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 404.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 404.0 million light-years (123.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 210,900 light-years · 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.66 |
| Luminosity | 5.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 27m 56.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 46′ 44″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.66. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 404 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 7,166.9 billion years.