Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2235
NGC 2235 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 388.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 388.4 million light-years (119.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 204,100 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.85 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.53 |
| Luminosity | 6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 22m 22.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 56′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.53. 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 388 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 6,889.1 billion years.