Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 1765
NGC 1765 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 412.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 412.2 million light-years (126.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 167,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.87 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.64 |
| Luminosity | 6.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 58m 24.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 01′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.64. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° 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 412 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 7,311.5 billion years.