Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 320-014
ESO 320-014 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 19.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 19.8 million light-years (6.08 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,937 light-years · 0.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.62 |
| Luminosity | 0.0023 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 37m 53.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 13′ 14″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.62. 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 20 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 351.8 billion years.