Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1136
NGC 1136 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 261.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 261.4 million light-years (80.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 175,300 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.81 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.71 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 50m 53.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 58′ 33″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.71. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S 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 261 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 4,636.7 billion years.