Galaxy · Spiral
LV J0935-1348
LV J0935-1348 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 23.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 23.8 million light-years (7.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,001 light-years · 0.034 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.0011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 35m 21.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 48′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.82. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° S 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 24 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 422.4 billion years.