Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7679
NGC 7679 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 239.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 239.4 million light-years (73.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 74,800 light-years · 0.86 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.23 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.10 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 28m 46.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 30′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° 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 239 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 4,246.8 billion years.