Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6088 NED01
NGC 6088 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 457.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 457.1 million light-years (140.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 144,100 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.08 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 10m 42.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 27′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° 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 457 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 8,108.2 billion years.