Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3759
NGC 3759 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 259.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 259.9 million light-years (79.67 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 100,100 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.22 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.29 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 36m 54.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +54° 49′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 35° S. North of latitude 35° 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 260 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 4,609.5 billion years.