Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1365
NGC 1365 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Fornax, 58.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 58.4 million light-years (17.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 195,700 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.96 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 33m 36.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 08′ 24″ |
| Source | Compiled catalogue (NED, approximate values) |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.96); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° 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 58 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 1,035.7 billion years.