Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1560
NGC 1560 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 11.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 11.3 million light-years (3.45 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 35,400 light-years · 0.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.39 |
| Luminosity | 0.036 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 32m 49.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +71° 52′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° N 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 11 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 199.6 billion years.