Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2416
NGC 2416 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canis Minor, 237.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Distance | 237.7 million light-years (72.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 71,600 light-years · 0.82 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.11 |
| Luminosity | 0.52 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 35m 41.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 36′ 43″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 238 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 4,216.1 billion years.