Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1692
NGC 1692 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 494.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 494.0 million light-years (151.46 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 245,700 light-years · 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.72 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.18 |
| Luminosity | 5.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 55m 23.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −20° 34′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 494 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 8,763.2 billion years.