Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 272-025
ESO 272-025 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lupus, 19.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Distance | 19.2 million light-years (5.88 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,980 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.45 |
| Luminosity | 0.0063 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 43m 25.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 42′ 19″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.45. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 19 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 340.2 billion years.