Galaxy · Irregular
LGS 3
LGS 3 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 2.12 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 2.12 million light-years (650.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 1,500 light-years · 0.017 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −9.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.16 |
| Luminosity | 4.0 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 03m 55.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 53′ 06″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 2.1 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 37.6 billion years.