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NGC 2768

Also PGC 25915

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An elliptical galaxy: a smooth ball of mostly old stars.

Measured

Distance
about 73.1 million light-years (published estimates 72.7 million–73.1 million)
Size
about 120,000 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Ursa Major
Position (J2000)
RA 9h 11m 38s, Dec +60.04°

How far, from the Sun

About 73.1 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light73.1 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed1.3 trillion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h788 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • About 73 million light years away; catalogues put it between 73 million and 73 million.
  • About 120,000 light years across, at the distance above.

Where this comes from

  • Distance from z0MGS (Leroy et al. 2019, ApJS 244, 24); range with HyperLEDA's best distance modulus; size from HyperLEDA's D25 at that distance
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.