Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2320
NGC 2320 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 276.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 276.9 million light-years (84.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 187,500 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.72 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.92 |
| Luminosity | 5.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 05m 42.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +50° 34′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 277 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 4,912.7 billion years.