Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 443-009
ESO 443-009 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 18.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 18.9 million light-years (5.78 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,110 light-years · 0.047 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.11 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 54m 53.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 20′ 27″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.11. 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 April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 19 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 334.4 billion years.