Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 7760
NGC 7760 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 244.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 244.5 million light-years (74.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 110,100 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.07 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 49m 11.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 58′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 59° S. North of latitude 59° N 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 245 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 4,337.6 billion years.