Galaxy · Spiral
FGC1497
FGC1497 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 76.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 76.3 million light-years (23.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 22,400 light-years · 0.26 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.15 |
| Luminosity | 0.0083 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 47m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 39′ 05″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 76 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,353.9 billion years.