Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 2326
NGC 2326 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 278.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 278.9 million light-years (85.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 254,100 light-years · 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.55 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.11 |
| Luminosity | 4.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 08m 11.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +50° 40′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.11. 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 279 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 4,946.9 billion years.