Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 3093
NGC 3093 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 285.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 285.5 million light-years (87.54 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 80,000 light-years · 0.92 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.79 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.92 |
| Luminosity | 0.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 00m 53.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 58′ 19″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.92. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 286 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 5,064.9 billion years.