Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2329
NGC 2329 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 270.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 270.0 million light-years (82.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 146,600 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.01 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.58 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 09m 08.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 36′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° 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 270 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 4,790.1 billion years.