Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6358
NGC 6358 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 431.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 431.8 million light-years (132.39 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 182,300 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.05 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.56 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 18m 53.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 36′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° 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 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 7,659.8 billion years.