Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 4535
NGC 4535 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 50.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 50.2 million light-years (15.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 99,900 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.66 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.28 |
| Luminosity | 0.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 20.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 11′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.28. 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 50 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 891.0 billion years.