Galaxy · Irregular
LV J1052+3628
LV J1052+3628 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 30.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 30.0 million light-years (9.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,849 light-years · 0.044 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.22 |
| Luminosity | 4.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 52m 05.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 28′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.22. 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 March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 30 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 532.3 billion years.