Galaxy · Spiral
HIPASS J0607-34
HIPASS J0607-34 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Columba, 24.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Columba |
| Distance | 24.1 million light-years (7.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,306 light-years · 0.084 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.012 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 07m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 12′ 16″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.25. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 56° N. South of latitude 56° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 24 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 428.1 billion years.