Galaxy · Spiral
LV J1952+1428
LV J1952+1428 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquila, 23.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Distance | 23.3 million light-years (7.13 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,609 light-years · 0.03 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.17 |
| Luminosity | 0.0019 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 52m 11.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 28′ 24″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 23 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 412.5 billion years.