Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 6713
NGC 6713 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lyra, 244.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Distance | 244.8 million light-years (75.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 55,600 light-years · 0.64 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.56 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.73 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 50m 44.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 57′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 245 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 4,343.4 billion years.