Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1450
NGC 1450 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 515.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 515.7 million light-years (158.10 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 178,200 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.62 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.37 |
| Luminosity | 4.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 45m 36.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 14′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.37. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 81° N. 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 516 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 9,147.3 billion years.