Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3569
NGC 3569 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 347.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 347.9 million light-years (106.67 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 122,500 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.84 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.30 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 12m 08.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 27′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 348 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 6,171.7 billion years.