Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1527
NGC 1527 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 56.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 56.5 million light-years (17.31 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 79,100 light-years · 0.91 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.47 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.72 |
| Luminosity | 0.67 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 08m 24.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 53′ 49″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.72. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 56 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 1,001.5 billion years.