Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 384-016
ESO 384-016 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 14.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 14.8 million light-years (4.53 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,001 light-years · 0.069 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.18 |
| Luminosity | 0.0019 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 57m 01.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −35° 20′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.18. 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 April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 15 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 262.1 billion years.