Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2832
NGC 2832 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 323.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 323.7 million light-years (99.26 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 237,600 light-years · 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −23.09 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.89 |
| Luminosity | 7.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 19m 46.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 44′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.89. 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 February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 324 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 5,743.0 billion years.