Galaxy · Irregular
LV J0939-2507
LV J0939-2507 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Antlia, 20.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 20.1 million light-years (6.15 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,849 light-years · 0.044 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.64 |
| Luminosity | 0.0023 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 39m 35.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 07′ 35″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.64. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° 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 20 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 355.8 billion years.