Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6230 NED02
NGC 6230 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 432.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 432.4 million light-years (132.57 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 162,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.61 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.00 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 50m 46.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 36′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.00. 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 432 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 7,670.2 billion years.