Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 2366
NGC 2366 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 10.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 10.4 million light-years (3.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 21,800 light-years · 0.25 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 28m 54.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +69° 12′ 19″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 10 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 184.6 billion years.