Galaxy · Irregular
ESO 495-008
ESO 495-008 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Puppis, 56.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 56.4 million light-years (17.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 12,000 light-years · 0.14 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.89 |
| Luminosity | 0.014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 21m 00.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 46′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.89. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 66° N. South of latitude 66° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 56 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 1,000.9 billion years.