Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2951 NED01
NGC 2951 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 224.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 224.1 million light-years (68.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 130,900 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.52 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.66 |
| Luminosity | 0.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 39m 40.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 14′ 06″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 224 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,974.8 billion years.