Galaxy · Elliptical
CVnI
CVnI is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 717,600 light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 717,600 light-years (220.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 3,066 light-years · 0.035 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −8.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.21 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 28m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 33′ 21″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.21. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 718 thousand years ago. At that time our ancestors were using stone tools; Homo sapiens did not exist yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 12.7 billion years.