Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 4893
NGC 4893 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 494.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 494.4 million light-years (151.59 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 130,500 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.74 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.16 |
| Luminosity | 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 59m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 11′ 36″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 494 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 8,770.7 billion years.