Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2775
NGC 2775 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 62.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 62.9 million light-years (19.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 98,200 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.95 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 10m 20.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 02′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 63 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,116.1 billion years.