Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1512
NGC 1512 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 41.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 41.8 million light-years (12.83 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 89,400 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.16 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.38 |
| Luminosity | 0.51 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 03m 54.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −43° 20′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.38. 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 42 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 742.3 billion years.