Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 364-029
ESO 364-029 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Columba, 24.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Columba |
| Distance | 24.8 million light-years (7.59 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,300 light-years · 0.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.90 |
| Luminosity | 0.017 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 05m 45.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −33° 04′ 54″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 57° N. South of latitude 57° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 25 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 439.1 billion years.