Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 6080 NED02
NGC 6080 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Serpens, 347.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 347.2 million light-years (106.44 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 107,400 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.05 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.09 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 12m 59.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 10′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.09. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 347 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 6,158.4 billion years.