Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1598
NGC 1598 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Caelum, 239.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Caelum |
| Distance | 239.1 million light-years (73.31 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 94,700 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.01 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.32 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 28m 33.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 46′ 57″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.32. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 239 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 4,241.6 billion years.