Galaxy · Irregular
Pegasus
Pegasus is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 2.48 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 2.48 million light-years (760.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 4,110 light-years · 0.047 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.30 |
| Luminosity | 3.0 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 28m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 44′ 48″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° 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 2.5 million years ago. At that time our ancestors were using stone tools; Homo sapiens did not exist yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 44.0 billion years.