Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 3705
NGC 3705 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 47.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 47.4 million light-years (14.54 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 76,800 light-years · 0.88 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.01 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.80 |
| Luminosity | 0.44 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 30m 07.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 16′ 36″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.80. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 47 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 841.3 billion years.