Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1534
NGC 1534 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Reticulum, 248.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 248.9 million light-years (76.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 138,200 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.14 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.27 |
| Luminosity | 3.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 08m 46.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 47′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 27° N. South of latitude 27° 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 249 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4,414.6 billion years.