Galaxy · Spiral
FS04
FS04 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 33.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 33.9 million light-years (10.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,785 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.99 |
| Luminosity | 0.0048 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 42m 00.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 20′ 06″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N 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 34 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 601.7 billion years.