Galaxy · Spiral
HIZSS014
HIZSS014 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Puppis, 24.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 24.0 million light-years (7.35 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,393 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.03 |
| Luminosity | 0.036 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 36m 22.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 29′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, 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 425.3 billion years.