Galaxy · Elliptical
LeoIV
LeoIV is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 521,900 light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 521,900 light-years (160.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 1,109 light-years · 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −4.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.22 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × 10⁻⁷ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 32m 57.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 31′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.22. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 522 thousand years ago. At that time our ancestors were using stone tools; Homo sapiens did not exist yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 9.3 billion years.