Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1574
NGC 1574 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Reticulum, 48.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 48.5 million light-years (14.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 68,000 light-years · 0.78 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.66 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.20 |
| Luminosity | 0.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 21m 58.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 58′ 29″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.20. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° 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 48 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 860.3 billion years.