Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2511
NGC 2511 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canis Minor, 208.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Distance | 208.1 million light-years (63.81 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 71,400 light-years · 0.82 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.43 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.59 |
| Luminosity | 0.65 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 02m 15.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 23′ 40″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 208 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,691.9 billion years.