Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 4759 NED02
NGC 4759 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 198.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 198.4 million light-years (60.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 168,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.11 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.81 |
| Luminosity | 3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 53m 05.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 12′ 14″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.81. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 198 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 3,520.1 billion years.