Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1313
NGC 1313 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Reticulum, 13.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 13.3 million light-years (4.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 53,400 light-years · 0.61 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.45 |
| Luminosity | 0.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 18m 15.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 29′ 51″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.45); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S 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 13 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 235.5 billion years.