Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 3405 NED01
NGC 3405 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 300.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 300.0 million light-years (91.99 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 154,500 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.42 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.40 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 49m 43.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 14′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° 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 300 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 5,322.4 billion years.