Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2233
NGC 2233 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 337.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 337.0 million light-years (103.31 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 123,100 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.53 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.54 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 21m 40.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −65° 01′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.54. 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 337 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 5,977.3 billion years.