Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 383-087
ESO 383-087 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 11.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 11.3 million light-years (3.45 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 19,500 light-years · 0.22 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.09 |
| Luminosity | 0.048 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 49m 18.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 03′ 41″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.09. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 11 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 199.6 billion years.