Galaxy · Irregular
HIPASS J1441-62
HIPASS J1441-62 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 19.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Distance | 19.6 million light-years (6.02 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,871 light-years · 0.067 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.20 |
| Luminosity | 0.0033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 41m 42.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 46′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 20 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 348.3 billion years.