Galaxy · Irregular
AGC732602
AGC732602 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 23.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 23.5 million light-years (7.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,110 light-years · 0.047 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.49 |
| Luminosity | 5.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 21m 04.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +24° 08′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 23 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 416.6 billion years.