Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 6619
NGC 6619 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 234.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 234.7 million light-years (71.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 130,700 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.03 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.26 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 18m 55.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 39′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° 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 235 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 4,164.0 billion years.