Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2892
NGC 2892 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 318.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 318.8 million light-years (97.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 160,700 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.43 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.52 |
| Luminosity | 4.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 32m 52.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 37′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° 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 319 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 5,655.0 billion years.