Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 94
NGC 94 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 273.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 273.8 million light-years (83.96 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 64,900 light-years · 0.74 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.36 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.26 |
| Luminosity | 0.61 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 22m 13.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 28′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° 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 274 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 4,857.8 billion years.