Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 2929
NGC 2929 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 349.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 349.9 million light-years (107.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 166,500 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.82 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.33 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 37m 29.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 09′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° 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 350 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 6,206.4 billion years.