Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6574
NGC 6574 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 106.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 106.3 million light-years (32.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 60,000 light-years · 0.69 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.32 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.25 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 11m 51.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 58′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° 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 106 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,886.2 billion years.