Galaxy · Irregular
LeoT
LeoT is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 1.37 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 1.37 million light-years (420.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 848.0 light-years · 0.0097 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −7.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.82 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × 10⁻⁶ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 34m 53.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 03′ 05″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° 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 1.4 million 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 24.3 billion years.