Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 4803
NGC 4803 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 52.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 52.3 million light-years (16.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 14,400 light-years · 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.13 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.90 |
| Luminosity | 0.031 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 55m 33.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 14′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 52 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 928.0 billion years.