Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 2807 NED02
NGC 2807 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 376.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 376.1 million light-years (115.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 108,100 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 17m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +20° 02′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° N it never sets. 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 376 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 6,671.0 billion years.