Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 409-015
ESO 409-015 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 25.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 25.1 million light-years (7.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,676 light-years · 0.099 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.43 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 05m 31.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 05′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.43. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 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 445.5 billion years.