Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2468
NGC 2468 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 412.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 412.4 million light-years (126.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 202,700 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.92 |
| Luminosity | 4.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 58m 02.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +56° 21′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 34° S. North of latitude 34° 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 412 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 7,315.0 billion years.