Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3414
NGC 3414 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 65.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 65.9 million light-years (20.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 58,100 light-years · 0.66 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.45 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.08 |
| Luminosity | 0.66 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 51m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 58′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 66 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 1,168.7 billion years.