Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 6095
NGC 6095 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 430.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 430.7 million light-years (132.06 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 200,800 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.56 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.04 |
| Luminosity | 4.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 11m 11.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 16′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.04. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 431 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 7,640.7 billion years.