Galaxy · Irregular
VCC0169
VCC0169 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 30.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 30.7 million light-years (9.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,632 light-years · 0.087 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.97 |
| Luminosity | 0.0016 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 15m 56.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 38′ 57″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.97. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 80° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 31 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 543.9 billion years.