Galaxy · Spiral
IC 3077
IC 3077 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 29.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 29.7 million light-years (9.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 15,500 light-years · 0.18 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.30 |
| Luminosity | 0.0069 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 15m 56.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 25′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.30. 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 30 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 526.5 billion years.