Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2012
NGC 2012 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Mensa, 226.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Mensa |
| Distance | 226.6 million light-years (69.46 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 99,000 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.53 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.68 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 22m 35.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −79° 51′ 06″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.68. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 10° N. South of latitude 10° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 227 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4,018.8 billion years.