Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 446
NGC 446 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 253.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 253.8 million light-years (77.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 86,100 light-years · 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.62 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.83 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 16m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 17′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.83. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 254 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 4,501.3 billion years.