Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1328
NGC 1328 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 285.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 285.2 million light-years (87.44 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 89,500 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.19 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.52 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 25m 39.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 07′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.52. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° 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 285 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 5,059.1 billion years.