Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 105 NED02
NGC 105 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 239.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 239.2 million light-years (73.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 86,200 light-years · 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.09 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.24 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 25m 16.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 53′ 02″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.24. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 239 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4,242.7 billion years.