Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1500
NGC 1500 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 471.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 471.3 million light-years (144.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 219,700 light-years · 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.54 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.26 |
| Luminosity | 4.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 58m 14.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 19′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.26. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 38° N. South of latitude 38° S 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 471 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 8,359.9 billion years.