Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1569
NGC 1569 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 9.98 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 9.98 million light-years (3.06 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 18,900 light-years · 0.22 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.73 |
| Luminosity | 0.13 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 30m 49.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +64° 50′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.73); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 25° S. North of latitude 25° 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 10.0 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 177.0 billion years.