Galaxy · Spiral
LV J0812+4836
LV J0812+4836 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 40.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 40.5 million light-years (12.42 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,132 light-years · 0.07 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.27 |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 12m 39.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 36′ 45″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.27. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° 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 41 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 718.6 billion years.