Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2429A
NGC 2429A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 254.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 254.0 million light-years (77.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 103,100 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.37 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.09 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 43m 47.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 21′ 27″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.09. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 254 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 4,505.4 billion years.