Galaxy · Irregular
MCG +08-25-028
MCG +08-25-028 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 25.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 25.2 million light-years (7.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,980 light-years · 0.08 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.24 |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 36m 44.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 35′ 57″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.24. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° N 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 25 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 447.8 billion years.