Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1530A
NGC 1530A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 115.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 115.4 million light-years (35.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 77,200 light-years · 0.88 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.54 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.20 |
| Luminosity | 0.72 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 44m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +75° 38′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.20. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 14° S. North of latitude 14° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 115 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2,046.4 billion years.