Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 245-005
ESO 245-005 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 14.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 14.4 million light-years (4.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 16,200 light-years · 0.19 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.03 |
| Luminosity | 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 45m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 35′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 46° N. South of latitude 46° 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 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 256.3 billion years.