Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1469
NGC 1469 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 51.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 51.3 million light-years (15.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 50,000 light-years · 0.57 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.33 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.66 |
| Luminosity | 0.59 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 00m 27.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 34′ 40″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.66. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 51 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 910.7 billion years.