Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 2376
NGC 2376 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 251.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 251.9 million light-years (77.24 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 65,600 light-years · 0.75 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.62 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.77 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 26m 35.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 04′ 22″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° 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 252 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 4,468.9 billion years.