Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6280 NED01
NGC 6280 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, 434.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 434.6 million light-years (133.26 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 157,300 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.57 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.05 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 01m 57.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 39′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° 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 435 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 7,710.2 billion years.