Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1036
NGC 1036 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 36.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 36.8 million light-years (11.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 18,300 light-years · 0.21 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.73 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.53 |
| Luminosity | 0.021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 40m 29.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 17′ 50″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 37 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 653.2 billion years.