Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6412
NGC 6412 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 61.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 61.2 million light-years (18.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 47,400 light-years · 0.54 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.08 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.29 |
| Luminosity | 0.19 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 29m 37.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +75° 42′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 14° S. North of latitude 14° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 61 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,085.4 billion years.