Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1128 NED02
NGC 1128 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 309.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 309.4 million light-years (94.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 367,500 light-years · 4.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.87 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.02 |
| Luminosity | 6.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 57m 41.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 01′ 37″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.02. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° S. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 309 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 5,489.0 billion years.