Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 4360
NGC 4360 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 327.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 327.0 million light-years (100.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 135,300 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.71 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 24m 21.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 17′ 34″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.71. 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 327 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 5,801.4 billion years.