Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 7706
NGC 7706 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 262.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 262.5 million light-years (80.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 116,000 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.17 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.36 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 35m 10.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 57′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 263 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 4,657.0 billion years.