Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 70
NGC 70 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 334.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 334.0 million light-years (102.39 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 189,800 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.51 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.54 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 18m 22.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +30° 04′ 47″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.54. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 334 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 5,924.1 billion years.