Galaxy · Irregular
LeoP
LeoP is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 6.52 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 6.52 million light-years (2.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,044 light-years · 0.012 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −10.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.51 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 21m 45.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 05′ 17″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° 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 6.5 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 115.7 billion years.