Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6512
NGC 6512 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 389.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 389.2 million light-years (119.34 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 157,300 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.86 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.52 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 54m 50.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +62° 38′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.52. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 27° S. North of latitude 27° 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 389 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 6,904.8 billion years.