Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 6324
NGC 6324 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 226.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 226.7 million light-years (69.51 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 74,200 light-years · 0.85 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.51 |
| Luminosity | 0.83 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 05m 25.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +75° 24′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 15° S. North of latitude 15° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 227 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4,021.7 billion years.