Galaxy · Spiral
AGC122226
AGC122226 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 27.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 27.9 million light-years (8.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,567 light-years · 0.087 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.96 |
| Luminosity | 0.0013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 46m 38.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 43′ 35″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 28 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 495.3 billion years.