Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 4410 NED02
NGC 4410 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 352.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 352.5 million light-years (108.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 224,300 light-years · 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.62 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.55 |
| Luminosity | 4.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 26m 29.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 01′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.55. 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 353 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 6,253.9 billion years.