Galaxy · Irregular
LSBC D634-03
LSBC D634-03 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 31.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 31.1 million light-years (9.55 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,371 light-years · 0.05 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.70 |
| Luminosity | 8.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 08m 53.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 34′ 55″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.70. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° 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 31 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 552.5 billion years.