Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2411
NGC 2411 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 236.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 236.4 million light-years (72.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 102,300 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.42 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.88 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 34m 36.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 16′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° 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 236 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 4,193.0 billion years.