Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1680
NGC 1680 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pictor, 201.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pictor |
| Distance | 201.1 million light-years (61.66 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 91,000 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.12 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.83 |
| Luminosity | 0.49 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 48m 34.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 48′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.83. 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 201 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,567.5 billion years.