Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3040 NED02
NGC 3040 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 354.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 354.8 million light-years (108.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 146,400 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.01 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.17 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 53m 05.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 25′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° 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 355 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 6,294.4 billion years.