Galaxy · Irregular
LV J0954+3620
LV J0954+3620 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 50.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 50.2 million light-years (15.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,958 light-years · 0.057 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.24 |
| Luminosity | 0.0013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 54m 50.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 20′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.24. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 50 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 891.0 billion years.