Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 6336
NGC 6336 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 378.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 378.6 million light-years (116.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 144,800 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.69 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.63 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 16m 16.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 49′ 14″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.63. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. 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 379 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 6,715.6 billion years.