Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1650
NGC 1650 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 502.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 502.7 million light-years (154.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 311,200 light-years · 3.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −23.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.46 |
| Luminosity | 11 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 45m 11.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 52′ 12″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.46. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° 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 503 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 8,918.2 billion years.