Galaxy · Irregular
HIPASS J1526-51
HIPASS J1526-51 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lupus, 18.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Distance | 18.5 million light-years (5.68 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,262 light-years · 0.037 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −9.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.87 |
| Luminosity | 4.0 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 26m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 10′ 31″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.87. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 19 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 328.6 billion years.