Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1150
NGC 1150 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 415.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 415.9 million light-years (127.51 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 153,000 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.23 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.30 |
| Luminosity | 3.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 57m 01.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 02′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.30. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 75° N. South of latitude 75° S it never sets. 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 416 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 7,377.5 billion years.