Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6024
NGC 6024 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 423.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 423.0 million light-years (129.69 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 187,500 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.19 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.37 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 53m 07.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 55′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.37. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° 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 423 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 7,503.6 billion years.