Galaxy · Elliptical
AGC202456
AGC202456 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 33.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 33.9 million light-years (10.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,306 light-years · 0.084 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.49 |
| Luminosity | 0.003 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 52m 19.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 02′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 34 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 601.7 billion years.