Galaxy · Irregular
AGC174605
AGC174605 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canis Minor, 19.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Distance | 19.6 million light-years (6.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,957 light-years · 0.022 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −11.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.29 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 50m 21.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 47′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 20 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 347.1 billion years.