Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 6068
NGC 6068 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 185.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 185.2 million light-years (56.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 90,600 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.93 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.84 |
| Luminosity | 1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 55m 26.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +78° 59′ 48″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 11° S. North of latitude 11° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 185 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,285.8 billion years.