Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 2936
NGC 2936 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 325.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 325.6 million light-years (99.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 170,800 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.86 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.14 |
| Luminosity | 6.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 37m 44.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 45′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.14. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 326 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 5,776.5 billion years.