Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6562
NGC 6562 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 307.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 307.6 million light-years (94.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 103,200 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.43 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.44 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 05m 00.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +56° 15′ 47″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.44. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 34° S. North of latitude 34° 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 308 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 5,456.0 billion years.