Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1167
NGC 1167 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 230.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 230.4 million light-years (70.64 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 164,800 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.47 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.78 |
| Luminosity | 4.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 01m 42.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 12′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.78. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° N 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 230 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 4,087.1 billion years.