Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1219
NGC 1219 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 287.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 287.4 million light-years (88.11 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 125,600 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.01 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.72 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 08m 28.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 06′ 31″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.72. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 287 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 5,097.9 billion years.