Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 318-013
ESO 318-013 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Antlia, 21.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 21.2 million light-years (6.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,900 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.06 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 47m 41.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −38° 51′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.06. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 21 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 376.1 billion years.