Galaxy · Spiral
AGC749315
AGC749315 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 70.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 70.1 million light-years (21.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,283 light-years · 0.026 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.36 |
| Luminosity | 9.1 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 29m 06.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 54′ 38″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.36. 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 70 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 1,243.9 billion years.