Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1541
NGC 1541 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 233.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 233.4 million light-years (71.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 103,500 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.19 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.08 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 17m 00.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +0° 50′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 233 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 4,140.3 billion years.