Galaxy · Spiral
AGC731448
AGC731448 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 44.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 44.0 million light-years (13.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,197 light-years · 0.071 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.85 |
| Luminosity | 0.0036 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 23m 45.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 06′ 39″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 44 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 781.1 billion years.