Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 2375
NGC 2375 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 366.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 366.2 million light-years (112.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 164,200 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.57 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.68 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 27m 09.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 49′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.68. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 366 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 6,496.9 billion years.