This is a list of the brightest natural objects in the sky. This list orders objects by apparent magnitude from Earth, not anywhere else. This list is with reference to naked eye viewing; all objects are listed by their visual magnitudes, and objects too close together to be distinguished are listed jointly. Objects are listed by their proper names or their most commonly used stellar designation. This list does not include transient objects such as comets, man-made objects, or supernovae.
Apparent magnitude (V) | Name/designation | Object type | Notes | |
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Average | Maximum | |||
−26.74 [1] | −26.78 [lower-alpha 1] | Sun | Star | Brightest star |
−10.79 [lower-alpha 2] | −12.90 [lower-alpha 3] | Moon | Natural satellite | Brightest natural satellite |
−4.14 [6] : 32 | −4.92 [6] : 32 | Venus | Planet | Brightest planet |
−2.20 [6] : 39 | −2.94 [6] : 39 | Jupiter | Planet | |
−1.46 | Sirius | Binary star system | Brightest night star | |
−0.74 | Canopus | Star | ||
−0.29 [7] | Alpha Centauri AB | Binary star system | Part of a triple star system with Proxima Centauri | |
−0.05 | Arcturus | Star | Brightest Population II star | |
0.03 | −0.02 | Vega | Star | |
0.08 | 0.03 [8] | Capella | Quadruple star system | Brightest quadruple star system |
0.13 | 0.05 [9] | Rigel | Quadruple star system | |
0.13 [10] | Large Magellanic Cloud | Galaxy | Brightest galaxy | |
0.23 [6] : 29 | −2.48 [6] : 29 | Mercury | Planet | |
0.37 | Procyon | Binary star system | ||
0.42 | 0.0 | Betelgeuse | Star | |
0.46 [6] : 42 | −0.55 [6] : 42 | Saturn | Planet | Includes rings |
0.46 | 0.40 | Achernar | Binary star system | |
0.61 | Beta Centauri | Triple star system | Slightly variable | |
0.71 [6] : 36 | −2.94 [6] : 36 | Mars | Planet | |
0.77 | Altair | Star | Slightly variable | |
0.79 [7] | Acrux | Quintuple star system | Brightest quintuple star system | |
0.86 | 0.75 | Aldebaran | Star | |
0.91 | 0.88 | Antares | Binary star system | |
0.97 | 0.96 [11] | Spica | Binary star system | |
1.14 | Pollux | Star | ||
1.16 | Fomalhaut | Star | Part of a Triple star system with TW Piscis Austrini and Fomalhaut C | |
1.25 | 1.21 | Deneb | Star | |
1.25 | 1.23 | Mimosa | Binary star system | |
1.40 | Regulus | Quadruple star system | ||
1.50 | Epsilon Canis Majoris | Binary star system | ||
1.58 | Castor | Sextenary star system | Brightest sextuple star system | |
1.62 [12] | Lambda Scorpii | Triple star system | ||
1.64 | 1.59 | Bellatrix | Star | |
1.64 | Gacrux | Star | ||
1.65 | Beta Tauri | Star | ||
1.69 | 1.64 | Alnilam | Star | |
1.69 | Beta Carinae | Star | ||
1.71 [lower-alpha 4] | 1.69 [lower-alpha 5] | Gamma Velorum | Double star | |
1.71 | Alpha Gruis | Star | ||
1.77 | 1.75 | Alioth | Star | |
1.77 | Alnitak | Triple star system | ||
1.79 | Alpha Persei | Star | ||
1.79 | Dubhe | Binary star system | ||
1.84 | Delta Canis Majoris | Star | ||
1.85 | Epsilon Sagittarii | Binary star system | ||
1.85 | Theta Scorpii | Binary star system | ||
1.86 | Alkaid | Star | ||
1.86 | Epsilon Carinae | Binary star system | ||
1.87 [16] | Small Magellanic Cloud | Galaxy | ||
1.88 | Alpha Trianguli Australis | Star | ||
1.90 | 1.89 | Beta Aurigae | Binary star system | |
1.918 | Alpha Pavonis | Binary star system | ||
1.92 | Gamma Geminorum | Binary star system | ||
1.95 [17] | Delta Velorum | Triple star system | Maximum brightness; 96% chance of being a quadruple star system | |
1.97 | 1.87 | Beta Canis Majoris | Star | |
1.97 | Alphard | Star | ||
2.00 [7] | 1.84 [18] | Gamma Leonis | Binary star system | |
2.01 | Hamal | Star | ||
2.01 | Beta Ceti | Star | ||
2.01 [lower-alpha 6] | Mizar | Quadruple star system | ||
2.02 | 1.86 | Polaris | Triple star system | |
2.05 | 2.01 [21] | Mirach | Star | |
2.05 | Theta Centauri | Star | ||
2.06 | 2.02 | Alpheratz | Binary star system | |
2.06 | 2.04 [22] | Saiph | Star | |
2.067 | Sigma Sagittarii | Star | ||
2.07 | Alpha Ophiuchi | Binary star system | ||
2.08 | Beta Ursae Minoris | Star | ||
2.10 [7] | Gamma Andromedae | Quadruple star system | ||
2.11 | 2.0 | Beta Gruis | Star | |
2.12 | Algol | Triple star system | Maximum brightness | |
2.14 | 2.115 | Denebola | Star | |
2.17 | Gamma Centauri | Binary star system | ||
2.21 | 2.14 | Lambda Velorum | Star | |
2.23 | Gamma Cygni | Star | Suspected variable star | |
2.23 | Alpha Cassiopeiae | Star | ||
2.230 | Gamma Draconis | Star | ||
2.24 | 2.21 | Alpha Coronae Borealis | Binary star system | |
2.25 | 2.24 [23] | Zeta Puppis | Star | |
2.26 | 2.23 [24] | Iota Carinae | Star | |
2.27 | 2.25 [25] | Beta Cassiopeiae | Star | |
2.29 | Epsilon Scorpii | Star | Suspected variable star | |
2.30 | 2.29 | Epsilon Centauri | Star | |
2.30 [7] | 2.29 | Alpha Lupi | Star | |
2.31 | 2.30 | Eta Centauri | Star | |
2.32 | 1.86 | Delta Scorpii | Binary star system | |
2.37 | Merak | Star | ||
2.38 | Alpha Phoenicis | Binary star system | ||
2.39 | 1.6 | Gamma Cassiopeiae | Binary star system | |
2.39 | 2.29 | Epsilon Pegasi | Star | Normal maximum brightness is 2.29; magnitude 0.7 once observed |
2.39 | Epsilon Boötis | Binary star system | ||
2.41 | 2.14 | Mintaka | Triple star system | |
2.41 | Kappa Scorpii | Binary star system | Maximum brightness | |
2.42 | 2.31 | Beta Pegasi | Star | |
2.42 | Eta Ophiuchi | Binary star system | ||
2.440 | Phecda | Binary star system | ||
2.45 | 2.38 | Eta Canis Majoris | Star | |
2.46 | Alpha Cephei | Star | Suspected variable star | |
2.473 | Kappa Velorum | Binary star system | ||
2.48 | Alpha Pegasi | Star | ||
2.480 | Epsilon Cygni | Binary star system | ||
2.50 | Beta Scorpii | Sextenary star system | ||
2.52 | 2.51 | Delta Centauri | Star | |
2.53 | Alpha Ceti | Star | ||
2.53 | Delta Leonis | Star | ||
2.55 | Zeta Centauri | Binary star system | ||
2.56 | Zeta Ophiuchi | Star | Maximum brightness | |
2.57 | Alpha Leporis | Star | ||
2.58 | Gamma Corvi | Binary star system | ||
2.59 | Zeta Sagittarii | Triple star system | ||
2.62 | 2.60 [26] | Beta Librae | Star | |
2.63 | Alpha Serpentis | Star | ||
2.64 | 2.60 [27] | Beta Corvi | Star | |
2.65 [7] | 2.62 | Theta Aurigae | Binary star system | |
2.65 | Alpha Columbae | Star | ||
2.65 | Beta Arietis | Binary star system | ||
2.65 | Upsilon Scorpii | Star | ||
2.668 | Delta Sagittarii | Star | ||
2.68 | Beta Lupi | Star | ||
2.68 | Eta Boötis | Binary star system | ||
2.68 [28] | Andromeda Galaxy | Galaxy | ||
2.68 | Delta Cassiopeiae | Binary star system | ||
2.69 [7] | 2.68 | Alpha Muscae | Star | |
2.69 | Iota Aurigae | Star | Suspected variable star | |
2.69 | Mu Velorum | Binary star system | ||
2.72 | Gamma Aquilae | Star | ||
2.73 | Iota Centauri | Star | ||
2.75 | Delta Ophiuchi | Star | Suspected variable star | |
2.74 | Gamma Virginis | Binary star system | ||
2.74 | Eta Draconis | Binary star system | ||
2.75 | Alpha2 Librae | Binary star system | ||
2.75 [29] | Beta Ophiuchi | Star | Maximum brightness | |
2.76 | Theta Carinae | Binary star system | ||
2.765 | Gamma Lupi | Triple star system | ||
2.77 | 2.76 | Beta Herculis | Binary star system | |
2.77 | 2.76 [30] | Iota Orionis | Quadruple star system | |
2.79 | 2.72 [31] | Beta Eridani | Star | |
2.79 [lower-alpha 7] | 2.76 [lower-alpha 8] | Cor Caroli | Binary star system | |
2.79 [7] | 2.78 | Delta Crucis | Star | |
2.79 | Epsilon Virginis | Star | ||
2.79 | Beta Hydri | Star | ||
2.800 | Zeta Herculis | Binary star system | ||
2.80 | Pi Puppis | Star | Maximum brightness | |
2.81 | 2.68 | Rho Puppis | Star | |
2.81 | Beta Draconis | Binary star system | ||
2.81 | Tau Scorpii | Star | ||
2.81 | Lambda Sagittarii | Star | ||
2.82 | Alpha Tucanae | Binary star system | ||
2.83 | 2.81 | Delta Capricorni | Quadruple star system | |
2.84 | 2.78 | Gamma Pegasi | Star | |
2.84 | Beta Leporis | Star | ||
2.84 | Alpha Hydri | Star | ||
2.85 | Beta Arae | Star | ||
2.85 | Zeta Persei | Star | ||
2.85 | Beta Trianguli Australis | Star | ||
2.87 | 2.75 | Mu Geminorum | Star | |
2.87 | Delta Cygni | Triple star system | Suspected variable star | |
2.87 | Alcyone | Triple star system | ||
2.88 | Pi Sagittarii | Triple star system | ||
2.88 | Theta Eridani | Binary star system | ||
2.89 | 2.84 | Beta Canis Minoris | Star | |
2.89 | 2.86 | Sigma Scorpii | Quadruple star system | |
2.89 | 2.88 | Epsilon Persei | Binary star system | |
2.89 | Gamma Trianguli Australis | Star | ||
2.89 | Beta Aquarii | Star | ||
2.91 | 2.82 | Pi Scorpii | Triple star system | |
2.93 | 2.91 [35] | Gamma Persei | Binary star system | |
2.93 | Tau Puppis | Binary star system | ||
2.94 | 2.88 | Gamma Eridani | Star | |
2.94 | Delta Corvi | Star | ||
2.94 | Alpha Aquarii | Star | ||
2.95 | 2.79 | Alpha Arae | Star | |
2.95 | Eta Pegasi | Binary star system | ||
2.98 | 2.94 | Mu1 Scorpii | Binary star system | |
2.98 | 2.95 [36] | Epsilon Leonis | Star | |
2.98 | Epsilon Corvi | Star | ||
2.98 | Epsilon Geminorum | Star | ||
2.99 | 2.92 | Epsilon Aurigae | Triple star system | |
2.99 | Zeta Aquilae | Binary star system | ||
2.99 | Gamma2 Sagittarii | Star | ||
2.99 | Upsilon Carinae | Binary star system | ||
2.99 | Zeta Canis Majoris | Binary star system | Suspected variable star | |
2.992 | Iota1 Scorpii | Star | ||
3.00 | Gamma Hydrae | Star | ||
3.00 | Beta Trianguli | Binary star system | ||
3.002 | Gamma Ursae Minoris | Star | ||
3.01 | Delta Persei | Star | ||
3.01 | Psi Ursae Majoris | Star | ||
3.01 | Gamma Gruis | Star | ||
3.01 [lower-alpha 9] | Beta Capricorni | Quintuple star system | ||
3.02 | 2.97 | Omicron2 Canis Majoris | Star | |
3.03 | 2.88 | Zeta Tauri | Binary star system | |
3.04 [7] | 3.02 | Gamma Boötis | Binary star system | |
3.04 [7] | Beta Muscae | Binary star system | ||
3.05 | Mu Ursae Majoris | Binary star system | Suspected variable star | |
3.07 | Delta Draconis | Star | ||
3.076 | Zeta Arae | Star | ||
3.08 | 2.74 | Alpha Herculis | Triple star system | |
3.08 | Albireo | Double star | ||
3.10 | Zeta Hydrae | Star | ||
3.11 | 3.05 | Eta Sagittarii | Binary star system | |
3.11 | Alpha Indi | Star | ||
3.11 | Nu Hydrae | Star | ||
3.11 | Kappa Centauri | Binary star system | ||
3.12 | Beta Columbae | Star | ||
3.13 | Delta Herculis | Binary star system | ||
3.139 | 3.12 | HR 3803 | Star | |
3.14 | 3.12 [39] | Alpha Lyncis | Star | |
3.14 | Lambda Centauri | Star | ||
3.14 | Iota Ursae Majoris | Quadruple star system | ||
3.140 | Phi Sagittarii | Star | ||
3.17 | 3.16 [40] | Nu Puppis | Star | Suspected variable star |
3.17 | Zeta Draconis | Binary star system | ||
3.18 | Eta Aurigae | Star | ||
3.18 | Epsilon Leporis | Star | ||
3.18 | Theta Ursae Majoris | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.18 | Pi Herculis | Star | Slightly variable | |
3.19 | 3.18 | Alpha Circini | Star | |
3.190 | Pi3 Orionis | Star | ||
3.20 | Kappa Ophiuchi | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.21 [7] | 3.18 [41] | Gamma Cephei | Binary star system | |
3.21 | 3.20 | Sigma Librae | Star | |
3.21 | G Scorpii | Star | ||
3.21 | Zeta Cygni | Binary star system | ||
3.22 [7] | 3.20 | Delta Lupi | Star | |
3.22 | Theta Aquilae | Binary star system | ||
3.23 | 3.16 [42] | Beta Cephei | Binary star system | |
3.23 | Epsilon Ophiuchi | Star | ||
3.25 | 3.23 [43] | Sigma Puppis | Binary star system | |
3.25 | Eta Serpentis | Star | ||
3.250 | Gamma Lyrae | Star | ||
3.26 | 3.22 [44] | Gamma Hydri | Star | |
3.26 | 3.25 | Theta Ophiuchi | Triple star system | |
3.27 | 3.24 | PP Carinae | Star | |
3.28 | 3.15 | Eta Geminorum | Triple star system | |
3.28 | 3.26 | Alpha Doradus | Binary star system | |
3.28 | Delta Aquarii | Star | ||
3.28 | Pi Hydrae | Star | ||
3.28 | Delta Andromedae | Binary star system | ||
3.29 | 2.97 | Mu Leporis | Star | |
3.29 | Iota Draconis | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.30 | Alpha Pictoris | Star | ||
3.30 | Beta Phoenicis | Binary star system | ||
3.30 | Xi Puppis | Triple star system | ||
3.31 | Tau Sagittarii | Star | ||
3.320 | Megrez | Star | ||
3.33 | Eta Scorpii | Star | ||
3.33 | Omega Carinae | Star | ||
3.34 | Gamma Arae | Star | ||
3.34 | Nu Ophiuchi | Star | ||
3.35 | 3.17 | V337 Carinae | Star | |
3.35 | 3.31 | Eta Orionis | Quadruple star system | |
3.35 | Theta Leonis | Star | ||
3.35 [7] | Omicron Ursae Majoris | Star | ||
3.35 | Zeta Cephei | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.36 | Xi Geminorum | Star | ||
3.36 | Delta Aquilae | Binary star system | Maximum brightness | |
3.36 | Alpha Reticuli | Star | ||
3.366 | 3.36 [45] | Epsilon Lupi | Binary star system | |
3.37 | Epsilon Cassiopeiae | Star | Slightly variable | |
3.38 | 3.32 [46] | Delta Virginis | Star | |
3.38 | Epsilon Hydrae | Quintuple star system | ||
3.38 | Zeta Virginis | Binary star system | Slightly variable | |
3.386 | 3.38 | Nu Centauri | Binary star system | |
3.39 | 3.30 | Rho Persei | Star | |
3.39 [7] | Meissa | Double star | ||
3.408 | Beta Pavonis | Star | ||
3.410 | 3.35 | Theta2 Tauri | Binary star system | |
3.41 | 3.37 | Lambda Tauri | Triple star system | |
3.41 | 3.39 | Gamma Phoenicis | Binary star system | |
3.41 | Zeta Pegasi | Star | ||
3.41 | Zeta Lupi | Star | ||
3.41 | Eta Cephei | Star | ||
3.41 | Eta Lupi | Triple star system | ||
3.41 | Zeta Leonis | Double star | ||
3.42 | 3.25 | Beta Lyrae | Triple star system | |
3.42 | 3.41 [47] | Alpha Trianguli | Binary star system | |
3.42 | Mu Herculis | Quadruple star system | ||
3.43 | 2.92 | Mu Centauri | Star | |
3.43 [7] | 3.41 [48] | V357 Carinae | Binary star system | |
3.43 | Lambda Aquilae | Star | ||
3.431 | Chi Carinae | Star | ||
3.44 | Eta Cassiopeiae | Binary star system | Suspected variable star | |
3.45 | Lambda Ursae Majoris | Star | ||
3.45 | Eta Ceti | Star | ||
3.466 | Epsilon Gruis | Star | ||
3.47 | 3.41 [49] | Sigma Canis Majoris | Star | |
3.47 | Gamma Sagittae | Star | ||
3.47 | Gamma Ceti | Triple star system | ||
3.48 [7] | Eta Leonis | Multiple star system | ||
3.48 | Mu Pegasi | Star | ||
3.49 [7] | 3.47 [50] | Beta Boötis | Star | |
3.49 [7] | Alpha Telescopii | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.49 | Nu Ursae Majoris | Star | ||
3.49 | Delta Boötis | Double star | ||
3.50 | Tau Ceti | Star | ||
3.50 | Eta Herculis | Star | ||
3.51 | Xi2 Sagittarii | Star | ||
3.519 | Xi Serpentis | Triple star system | ||
3.52 | Beta Cancri | Binary star system | Suspected variable star | |
3.52 [7] | Phi Velorum | Star | ||
3.52 | Omicron Leonis | Binary star system | ||
3.53 | Epsilon Tauri | Star | ||
3.53 | Mu Serpentis | Binary star system | ||
3.53 | Delta Geminorum | Triple star system | ||
3.54 | Iota Cephei | Star | ||
3.54 | Xi Hydrae | Star | ||
3.54 | Delta Eridani | Star | Suspected variable star | |
3.54 [51] | Iota Lupi | Star | Maximum brightness | |
3.546 | Phi1 Lupi | Star | ||
3.55 | 3.54 [52] | Iota Ceti | Star | |
3.55 | Theta Pegasi | Binary star system | ||
3.55 | Kappa Ursae Majoris | Binary star system | ||
3.559 | Lambda Geminorum | Triple star system | ||
3.56 | Upsilon4 Eridani | Binary star system | ||
3.56 | Delta Pavonis | Star | ||
3.56 | Delta Crateris | Star | ||
3.56 | Mu2 Scorpii | Star | ||
3.57 | Epsilon Crucis | Star | ||
3.57 | Phi Eridani | Star | ||
3.57 | Kappa Geminorum | Binary star system | ||
3.57 | 51 Andromedae | Star | ||
3.58 | Alpha2 Capricorni | Triple star system | ||
3.580 | Chi Draconis | Binary star system | ||
3.581 | Eta Pavonis | Star | ||
3.589 | Upsilon Librae | Star | ||
3.59 | Rho Boötis | Star | ||
3.59 | Tau Orionis | Star | ||
3.59 | Theta Ceti | Star | ||
3.60 | Gamma Leporis | Star | ||
3.60 | Theta Geminorum | Star | ||
3.60 | Psi Velorum | Binary star system | ||
3.60 | Beta Virginis | Star | ||
3.600 | Omicron Tauri | Binary star system | ||
3.61 | Lambda Hydrae | Binary star system | ||
3.61 | Delta Muscae | Binary star system | ||
3.61 | HD 63032 | Binary star system | ||
3.62 | Delta Arae | Star | ||
3.620 | Eta Piscium | Binary star system | ||
3.63 | 3.55 | Omicron Velorum | Star | |
3.63 | Beta Delphini | Binary star system | ||
3.82 [53] | 3.5 [54] | Beta Doradus | Star | |
3.87 [55] | 3.480 [56] | Eta Aquilae | Triple star system | |
3.89 | 3.42 | Kappa Canis Majoris | Star | |
4.06 [57] | 3.35 [57] | HD 84810 | Star | |
4.07 | 3.48 | Delta Cephei | Quadruple star system | |
4.24 | 3.3 | Chi Cygni | Star | |
4.97 | 3.5 | R Hydrae | Star | |
5.68 [6] | 5.38 [6] | Uranus | Planet | |
6.53 | 2.0 | Mira | Binary star system | |
6.79 | 5.1 | 4 Vesta | Asteroid |
Apparent magnitude is a measure of the brightness of a star or other astronomical object. An object's apparent magnitude depends on its intrinsic luminosity, its distance, and any extinction of the object's light caused by interstellar dust along the line of sight to the observer.
In astronomy, absolute magnitude is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale. An object's absolute magnitude is defined to be equal to the apparent magnitude that the object would have if it were viewed from a distance of exactly 10 parsecs, without extinction of its light due to absorption by interstellar matter and cosmic dust. By hypothetically placing all objects at a standard reference distance from the observer, their luminosities can be directly compared among each other on a magnitude scale. For Solar System bodies that shine in reflected light, a different definition of absolute magnitude (H) is used, based on a standard reference distance of one astronomical unit.
Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion. It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south. Leo Minor was not regarded as a separate constellation by classical astronomers; it was designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687.
Lambda Leonis, formally named Alterf, is a star in the constellation of Leo. The star is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.32 Based upon an annual parallax shift of 0.00991 arcseconds, it is located about 329 light-years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude of the star is reduced by an interstellar absorption factor of 0.06 because of extinction.
99 Aquarii is a star in the equatorial constellation of Aquarius. 99 Aquarii is the Flamsteed designation, although it also bears the Bayer designation b2 Aquarii. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.38; according to the Bortle Dark-Sky Scale this is bright enough to be seen even from city skies under ideal viewing conditions. Based upon parallax measurements, the distance to this star is around 283 light-years.
Markarian 421 is a blazar located in the constellation Ursa Major. The object is an active galaxy and a BL Lacertae object, and is a strong source of gamma rays. It is about 397 million light-years to 434 million light-years (133Mpc) from the Earth. It is one of the closest blazars to Earth, making it one of the brightest quasars in the night sky. It is suspected to have a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at its center due to its active nature. An early-type high inclination spiral galaxy is located 14 arc-seconds northeast of Markarian 421.
S Virginis is a Mira-type variable star in the constellation Virgo. Located approximately 700 parsecs (2,300 ly) distant, it varies between magnitudes 6.3 and 13.2 over a period of approximately 375 days.
R Boötis is a variable star in the northern constellation of Boötes. Typically the star is too faint to be readily visible to the naked eye, with a brightness that fluctuates between apparent visual magnitudes of 9.98. The distance to this star is approximately 2,150 light years based on parallax measurements. It is drifting closer with a radial velocity of about −58 km/s.
3C 66A is a blazar located in the constellation Andromeda.
IC 1011 is a barred spiral galaxy with apparent magnitude of 14.7, and with a redshift of z=0.02564 (SIMBAD) or 0.025703 (NASA), yielding a distance of 100 to 120 megaparsecs. Its light has taken 349.5 million years to travel to Earth. IC 1011's calculated age is approximately 12.95 billion years. The IC designation comes from the Index Catalogue.
NGC 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. NGC 63 is its New General Catalogue designation. It has an apparent V-band magnitude of 12.70.
H1821+643 is an extraordinarily luminous, radio-quiet quasar in the constellation of Draco. The associated Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) is situated in the Brightest Central Galaxy (BCG) of a massive, strong cooling flow cluster, CL 1821+64. Russel et al (2010) spatially isolated its X-ray signal from the surrounding cluster in Chandra X-ray observatory observations and computed from the observed X-ray luminosity.
NGC 7033 is a lenticular galaxy located about 390 million light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus. It is part of a pair of galaxies that contains the nearby galaxy NGC 7034. NGC 7033 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on September 17, 1863.
NGC 4598 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. NGC 4598 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 15, 1784. The distance to NGC 4598 has not been accurately determined; measurements vary from 64 to 102 million light-years. According to the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, its redshift based distance is 102 Mly (31.3 Mpc) while its redshift independent based distance is 88.71 Mly (27.200 Mpc). Also, according to SIMBAD, its distance is 63.7 Mly (19.54 Mpc). NGC 4598's average distance is 84.8 Mly (26.0 Mpc). NGC 4598 is usually considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster. However, P. Fouqu´e et al. suggests it may be a background galaxy independent of the main cluster.
NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 62 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was discovered on February 7, 1785 by William Herschel.
NGC 7199 is a barred spiral galaxy registered in the New General Catalogue. It is located in the direction of the Indus constellation. It was discovered by the English astronomer John Herschel in 1835 using a 47.5 cm reflector.
NGC 3006 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It has an apparent magnitude of 15. It was discovered by the astronomer Bindon Stoney on January 25, 1851.
NGC 997 is an interacting galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. The galaxy was discovered by Albert Marth on 10 November 1863. It has a regularly rotating central molecular gas disk, containing a black hole of between 4 x 107 and 1.8 x 109 solar masses. Its speed relative to the cosmological background is 6,270 ± 45 km/s, corresponding to a Hubble distance of 92.5 ± 6.5 Mpc (∼302 million ly).