Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2576
NGC 2576 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 388.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 388.9 million light-years (119.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 152,900 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.89 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.49 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 22m 57.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 44′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 389 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 6,898.4 billion years.