Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1384
NGC 1384 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 457.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 457.2 million light-years (140.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 123,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.42 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.31 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 39m 13.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 49′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.31. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N 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 457 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 8,111.1 billion years.