Galaxy · Irregular
VCC0381
VCC0381 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 15.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 15.4 million light-years (4.71 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,457 light-years · 0.04 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.07 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 19m 54.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 39′ 57″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.07. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° 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 15 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 272.5 billion years.