Galaxy · Irregular
HIPASS J0630+08
HIPASS J0630+08 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Monoceros, 11.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 11.6 million light-years (3.55 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,262 light-years · 0.037 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.15 |
| Luminosity | 4.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 30m 09.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 22′ 37″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° S. 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 12 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 205.4 billion years.