Galaxy · Spiral
AGC182595
AGC182595 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 19.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 19.9 million light-years (6.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,153 light-years · 0.025 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.43 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 51m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 52′ 48″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.43. 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 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 352.9 billion years.