Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3406 NED02
NGC 3406 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 332.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 332.6 million light-years (101.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 180,500 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.78 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.26 |
| Luminosity | 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 51m 44.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 01′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° 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 333 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 5,899.8 billion years.