Galaxy · Spiral
MCG-02-33-075
MCG-02-33-075 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 28.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 28.4 million light-years (8.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 24,900 light-years · 0.28 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.90 |
| Luminosity | 0.0091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 58m 28.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −10° 34′ 37″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 79° N. South of latitude 79° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 28 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 503.4 billion years.