Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 7824
NGC 7824 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 285.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 285.5 million light-years (87.54 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 144,300 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.41 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 05m 06.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 55′ 12″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.41. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° 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 286 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 5,064.9 billion years.