Galaxy · Elliptical
CVnII
CVnII is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 521,900 light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 521,900 light-years (160.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 391.4 light-years · 0.0045 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.32 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × 10⁻⁷ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 57m 10.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +34° 19′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.32. 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 522 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 9.3 billion years.