Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7674A
NGC 7674A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 412.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 412.5 million light-years (126.46 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 86,300 light-years · 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.18 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.33 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 27m 58.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 46′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.33. 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 412 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 7,316.7 billion years.