Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1058
NGC 1058 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 24.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 24.1 million light-years (7.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,000 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.44 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.91 |
| Luminosity | 0.041 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 43m 30.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 20′ 29″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.91. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 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 428.1 billion years.