Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1485
NGC 1485 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 50.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 50.8 million light-years (15.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 52,100 light-years · 0.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.55 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.41 |
| Luminosity | 0.29 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 05m 03.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 59′ 47″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.41. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 19° S. North of latitude 19° 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 900.3 billion years.