Galaxy · Irregular
FG202
FG202 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Carina, 16.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 16.0 million light-years (4.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,850 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Luminosity | 0.003 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 05m 17.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −58° 31′ 14″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, 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 283.5 billion years.