Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 1672
NGC 1672 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 62.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 62.0 million light-years (19.01 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 123,400 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.48 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.91 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 45m 42.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −59° 14′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.91. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 31° N. South of latitude 31° 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 62 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 1,099.9 billion years.