Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6137
NGC 6137 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corona Borealis, 433.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Distance | 433.5 million light-years (132.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 223,600 light-years · 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.74 |
| Luminosity | 6.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 23m 03.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 55′ 21″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 433 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 7,689.3 billion years.