Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 4536
NGC 4536 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 84.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 84.2 million light-years (25.83 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 167,500 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.41 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 27.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 11′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.41. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 84 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 1,494.5 billion years.