Galaxy · Irregular
HIPASS J0905-36
HIPASS J0905-36 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pyxis, 25.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 25.9 million light-years (7.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,545 light-years · 0.063 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.00 |
| Luminosity | 0.0028 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 05m 60.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 03′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.00. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 26 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 458.8 billion years.