Galaxy · Irregular
VCC0565
VCC0565 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 31.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 31.3 million light-years (9.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,284 light-years · 0.06 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.11 |
| Luminosity | 0.0036 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 22m 38.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 00′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° 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 555.4 billion years.