Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 4589
NGC 4589 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 92.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 92.3 million light-years (28.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 111,400 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.31 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.95 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 37m 25.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +74° 11′ 31″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 16° S. North of latitude 16° N it never sets. 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 92 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 1,636.8 billion years.