Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 3767
NGC 3767 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 296.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 296.4 million light-years (90.89 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 123,500 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.31 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 37m 15.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 52′ 38″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.31. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° 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 296 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 5,258.7 billion years.