Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1305
NGC 1305 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 291.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 291.8 million light-years (89.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 126,700 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.07 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.69 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 21m 23.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 19′ 00″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.69. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. 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 292 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 5,176.6 billion years.