Galaxy · Spiral
CGCG 35-007
CGCG 35-007 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 42.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 42.4 million light-years (13.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,500 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.37 |
| Luminosity | 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 34m 44.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 25′ 32″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.37. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° 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 42 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 752.2 billion years.