Galaxy · Irregular
DDO 126
DDO 126 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 15.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 15.9 million light-years (4.88 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,300 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.44 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 27m 05.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 08′ 33″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.44. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, 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 282.3 billion years.