Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2532
NGC 2532 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 244.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 244.7 million light-years (75.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 145,300 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.50 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 10m 15.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 57′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 245 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 4,341.1 billion years.