Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2229
NGC 2229 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 392.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 392.7 million light-years (120.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 193,900 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.34 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.06 |
| Luminosity | 3.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 21m 23.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 57′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.06. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 25° N. South of latitude 25° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 393 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 6,966.7 billion years.