Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7690
NGC 7690 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 70.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 70.9 million light-years (21.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 33,300 light-years · 0.38 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.39 |
| Luminosity | 0.23 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 33m 02.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 41′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.39. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° S it never sets. 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 71 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,257.3 billion years.