Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 410
NGC 410 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 246.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 246.7 million light-years (75.63 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 189,600 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.93 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.46 |
| Luminosity | 6.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 10m 58.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 09′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 247 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 4,375.8 billion years.