Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6670B
NGC 6670B is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 392.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 392.7 million light-years (120.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 162,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.89 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.51 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 33m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 53′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.51. 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 393 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 6,966.1 billion years.