Galaxy · Irregular
LV J0913+1937
LV J0913+1937 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 14.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 14.4 million light-years (4.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,283 light-years · 0.026 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −11.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.63 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 13m 39.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 37′ 08″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.63. 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 14 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 256.3 billion years.