Galaxy · Irregular
LSBC D564-08
LSBC D564-08 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 28.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 28.3 million light-years (8.67 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,067 light-years · 0.069 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.19 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 02m 54.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 04′ 31″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.19. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 28 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 501.6 billion years.