Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1448
NGC 1448 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 54.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 54.4 million light-years (16.69 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 116,200 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.56 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.55 |
| Luminosity | 0.73 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 44m 31.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −44° 38′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.55. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° 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 54 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 965.6 billion years.