Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3377
NGC 3377 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 35.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 35.6 million light-years (10.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 55,300 light-years · 0.63 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.49 |
| Luminosity | 0.33 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 47m 42.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 59′ 08″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 36 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 631.2 billion years.