Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 4526
NGC 4526 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 52.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 52.0 million light-years (15.94 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 125,200 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.45 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.56 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +7° 41′ 57″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° 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 52 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 922.3 billion years.