Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 3495
NGC 3495 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 52.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 52.6 million light-years (16.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 56,100 light-years · 0.64 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.22 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.21 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 01m 16.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 37′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 53 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 933.8 billion years.