Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 444-084
ESO 444-084 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hydra, 15.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Distance | 15.0 million light-years (4.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,262 light-years · 0.072 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.12 |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 37m 20.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 02′ 46″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.12. 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 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 266.7 billion years.