Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 3521sat
NGC 3521sat is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 34.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 34.9 million light-years (10.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,500 light-years · 0.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.35 |
| Luminosity | 0.0036 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 05m 40.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 07′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.35. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 35 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 619.1 billion years.