Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 274-001
ESO 274-001 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lupus, 10.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Distance | 10.1 million light-years (3.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 45,900 light-years · 0.52 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.083 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 14m 13.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 48′ 45″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.25. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 10 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 178.8 billion years.