Galaxy · Elliptical
AM1320-230
AM1320-230 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 15.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 15.0 million light-years (4.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,262 light-years · 0.037 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −11.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.61 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 23m 29.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 23′ 35″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.61. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, 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 266.1 billion years.