Galaxy · Spiral
DDO 62
DDO 62 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 60.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 60.7 million light-years (18.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 44,600 light-years · 0.51 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.65 |
| Luminosity | 0.052 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 21m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −22° 30′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.65. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 61 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 1,076.2 billion years.