Galaxy · Elliptical
ESO 219-010
ESO 219-010 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 14.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 14.0 million light-years (4.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,653 light-years · 0.042 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.86 |
| Luminosity | 9.1 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 56m 09.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −50° 08′ 38″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.86. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 40° N. South of latitude 40° 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 14 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 248.2 billion years.