Galaxy · Irregular
DDO 131
DDO 131 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 26.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 26.4 million light-years (8.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,872 light-years · 0.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.64 |
| Luminosity | 0.004 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 31m 58.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 42′ 35″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 26 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 468.6 billion years.