Galaxy · Spiral
ESO 6-001
ESO 6-001 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Octans, 21.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Octans |
| Distance | 21.9 million light-years (6.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,284 light-years · 0.095 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.73 |
| Luminosity | 0.0063 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 19m 23.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −85° 08′ 44″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.73. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 5° N. South of latitude 5° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 22 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 387.6 billion years.