Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 6086
NGC 6086 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corona Borealis, 444.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Distance | 444.9 million light-years (136.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 185,700 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.61 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.06 |
| Luminosity | 4.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 12m 35.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 29′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.06. 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 May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 445 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 7,892.4 billion years.