Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1267
NGC 1267 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 235.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 235.7 million light-years (72.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 95,500 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.64 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 18m 44.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 28′ 04″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 236 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 4,181.4 billion years.