Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1044 NED01
NGC 1044 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 290.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 290.6 million light-years (89.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 120,500 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.99 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.76 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 41m 06.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 44′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.76. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 291 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 5,154.6 billion years.