Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 572-034
ESO 572-034 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corvus, 27.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 27.7 million light-years (8.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,800 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.45 |
| Luminosity | 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 58m 58.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 01′ 48″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.45. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 28 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 491.8 billion years.