Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2583
NGC 2583 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 275.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 275.4 million light-years (84.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 82,300 light-years · 0.94 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.23 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.40 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 23m 07.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 00′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.40. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 275 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 4,884.9 billion years.