Galaxy · Irregular
LV J1213+2957
LV J1213+2957 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 8.74 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 8.74 million light-years (2.68 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,239 light-years · 0.014 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −10.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.74 |
| Luminosity | 6.3 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 13m 48.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 57′ 32″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 8.7 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 155.1 billion years.