Galaxy · Spiral
DDO 88
DDO 88 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 25.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 25.2 million light-years (7.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 16,200 light-years · 0.19 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.64 |
| Luminosity | 0.0091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 47m 22.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 04′ 13″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° 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 25 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 447.2 billion years.