Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 376-016
ESO 376-016 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Antlia, 23.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 23.2 million light-years (7.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,827 light-years · 0.055 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.66 |
| Luminosity | 0.003 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 43m 27.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −37° 02′ 33″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 53° N. South of latitude 53° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 23 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 410.8 billion years.