Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6230 NED01
NGC 6230 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 447.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 447.8 million light-years (137.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 94,600 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.13 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.56 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 50m 42.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 36′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 448 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 7,943.9 billion years.