Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 349-031
ESO 349-031 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 10.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 10.5 million light-years (3.21 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,718 light-years · 0.043 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.03 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 08m 13.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 34′ 42″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° 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 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 185.7 billion years.