Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1507
NGC 1507 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 40.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 40.2 million light-years (12.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 48,900 light-years · 0.56 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.98 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.47 |
| Luminosity | 0.068 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 04m 27.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −2° 11′ 21″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.47. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 88° N. 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 40 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 713.4 billion years.