Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1474
NGC 1474 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 243.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 243.5 million light-years (74.67 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 95,300 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.33 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 54m 30.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 42′ 25″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 244 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 4,320.3 billion years.