Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 4369
NGC 4369 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 48.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 48.7 million light-years (14.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 30,200 light-years · 0.35 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.06 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.81 |
| Luminosity | 0.18 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 24m 36.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 22′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 49 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 863.8 billion years.