Galaxy · Irregular
LV J1158+1535
LV J1158+1535 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 20.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 20.5 million light-years (6.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,022 light-years · 0.023 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −11.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.39 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 58m 40.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 35′ 34″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 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 362.8 billion years.