Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6015
NGC 6015 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 38.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 38.5 million light-years (11.81 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 57,600 light-years · 0.66 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.36 |
| Luminosity | 0.17 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 51m 25.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 18′ 36″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 28° S. North of latitude 28° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 39 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 683.3 billion years.