Galaxy · Irregular
AGC208397
AGC208397 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 85.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 85.5 million light-years (26.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,305 light-years · 0.049 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.89 |
| Luminosity | 8.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 38m 58.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 52′ 27″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.89. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 85 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 1,515.9 billion years.