Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1368
NGC 1368 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 441.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 441.1 million light-years (135.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 145,600 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.09 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.57 |
| Luminosity | 3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 34m 58.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 39′ 22″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.57. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° 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 441 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 7,824.1 billion years.