Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 6094
NGC 6094 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 354.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 354.2 million light-years (108.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 138,000 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.96 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.22 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 06m 33.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +72° 29′ 40″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.22. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° 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 354 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 6,283.4 billion years.