Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 4527
NGC 4527 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 80.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 80.9 million light-years (24.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 186,400 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.15 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.82 |
| Luminosity | 3.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 08.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 39′ 14″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 81 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,434.9 billion years.