Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 6670A
NGC 6670A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 406.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 406.3 million light-years (124.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 122,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.86 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.62 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 33m 37.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 53′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 30° S. North of latitude 30° 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 406 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 7,206.8 billion years.