Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 4837 NED01
NGC 4837 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 399.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 399.9 million light-years (122.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 198,400 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.63 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.81 |
| Luminosity | 4.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 56m 48.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 17′ 49″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.81. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° N it never sets. 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 400 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 7,093.4 billion years.