Galaxy · Spiral
DDO 153
DDO 153 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corvus, 26.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 26.1 million light-years (8.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 19,400 light-years · 0.22 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.72 |
| Luminosity | 0.0091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 53m 57.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −12° 06′ 31″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.72. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 78° N. South of latitude 78° 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 26 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 462.9 billion years.