Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 4922 NED01
NGC 4922 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 333.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 333.3 million light-years (102.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 177,200 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.12 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.93 |
| Luminosity | 3.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 01m 24.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 18′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 333 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 5,912.5 billion years.