Galaxy · Spiral
CGCG 189-050
CGCG 189-050 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 16.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 16.4 million light-years (5.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,110 light-years · 0.047 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.91 |
| Luminosity | 0.0012 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 17m 04.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 57′ 09″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.91. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 16 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 291.6 billion years.