Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1308
NGC 1308 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 295.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 295.9 million light-years (90.71 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 153,400 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.76 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.03 |
| Luminosity | 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 22m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 45′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.03. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 296 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 5,248.3 billion years.