Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 2146
NGC 2146 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 41.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 41.6 million light-years (12.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 81,400 light-years · 0.93 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Luminosity | 0.76 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 18m 37.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +78° 21′ 25″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 12° S. North of latitude 12° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 42 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 738.3 billion years.