Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 145
NGC 145 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 192.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 192.8 million light-years (59.11 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 139,200 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.21 |
| Luminosity | 0.79 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 31m 45.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 09′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.21. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 193 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,420.0 billion years.