Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1510
NGC 1510 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 42.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 42.5 million light-years (13.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 20,700 light-years · 0.24 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.02 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.56 |
| Luminosity | 0.028 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 03m 32.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 24′ 00″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.56. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 47° N. South of latitude 47° 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 43 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 754.5 billion years.