Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 4395
NGC 4395 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 15.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 15.0 million light-years (4.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 58,100 light-years · 0.66 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.92 |
| Luminosity | 0.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 25m 49.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 32′ 46″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 15 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 266.7 billion years.