Galaxy · Elliptical
LV J1018+4109
LV J1018+4109 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 36.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 36.2 million light-years (11.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,044 light-years · 0.046 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.73 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 18m 22.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 09′ 57″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.73. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 36 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 642.2 billion years.