Galaxy · Spiral
AGC198507
AGC198507 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 70.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 70.8 million light-years (21.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,240 light-years · 0.049 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.88 |
| Luminosity | 0.0014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 15m 25.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 25′ 10″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 71 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,255.5 billion years.