Galaxy · Spiral
LV J0926+3343
LV J0926+3343 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 64.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 64.3 million light-years (19.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 15,300 light-years · 0.18 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.07 |
| Luminosity | 0.0025 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 26m 09.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 43′ 04″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 64 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 1,139.8 billion years.