Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2300
NGC 2300 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cepheus, 88.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cepheus |
| Distance | 88.7 million light-years (27.21 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 100,200 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.69 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 32m 20.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +85° 42′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 4° S. North of latitude 4° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 89 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 1,574.3 billion years.