Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1095
NGC 1095 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 298.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 298.5 million light-years (91.53 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 121,500 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.77 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 47m 37.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 38′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.77. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 299 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 5,295.7 billion years.