Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 3926 NED02
NGC 3926 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 358.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 358.5 million light-years (109.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 66,900 light-years · 0.76 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.36 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.85 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 51m 28.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 01′ 34″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° 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 359 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 6,360.3 billion years.