Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 3465
NGC 3465 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 336.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 336.5 million light-years (103.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 96,700 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.26 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.81 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 59m 31.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +75° 11′ 29″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 15° S. North of latitude 15° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 336 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 5,968.6 billion years.