Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1462
NGC 1462 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 464.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 464.1 million light-years (142.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 163,800 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.32 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.45 |
| Luminosity | 3.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 50m 23.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 58′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.45. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 464 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 8,233.2 billion years.