Galaxy · Irregular
LV J0616-5745
LV J0616-5745 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pictor, 19.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 19.6 million light-years (6.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,348 light-years · 0.027 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.19 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 16m 09.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 45′ 55″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.19. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 32° N. South of latitude 32° S it never sets. 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 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 347.1 billion years.