Galaxy · Irregular
AM0106-382
AM0106-382 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 26.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 26.7 million light-years (8.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,610 light-years · 0.064 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.57 |
| Luminosity | 0.0017 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 08m 22.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 12′ 33″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.57. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 27 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 474.4 billion years.