Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2332
NGC 2332 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 271.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 271.9 million light-years (83.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 138,700 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.14 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.47 |
| Luminosity | 3.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 09m 34.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +50° 10′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.47. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 40° S. North of latitude 40° 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 272 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 4,823.6 billion years.