Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 348-009
ESO 348-009 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 37.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 37.5 million light-years (11.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 24,300 light-years · 0.28 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.10 |
| Luminosity | 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 49m 23.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 46′ 25″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.10. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 52° N. South of latitude 52° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 38 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 665.4 billion years.