Galaxy · Irregular
LV J0737+4724
LV J0737+4724 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 51.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 51.2 million light-years (15.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,588 light-years · 0.075 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.98 |
| Luminosity | 0.0017 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 37m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 24′ 33″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 51 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 908.4 billion years.