Galaxy · Irregular
DDO 226
DDO 226 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 16.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 16.0 million light-years (4.92 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,200 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.26 |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 43m 03.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 15′ 01″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.26. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 68° N. South of latitude 68° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, 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 284.7 billion years.