Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 6676
NGC 6676 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 321.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 321.9 million light-years (98.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 143,300 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.35 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.62 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 33m 10.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 57′ 33″ |
| 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 23° S. North of latitude 23° 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 322 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 5,710.6 billion years.