Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 919
NGC 919 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 482.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 482.2 million light-years (147.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 232,200 light-years · 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.49 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.36 |
| Luminosity | 4.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 26m 16.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 12′ 44″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.36. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 482 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 8,553.7 billion years.