Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1796A
NGC 1796A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 405.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 405.1 million light-years (124.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 151,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.73 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.74 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 05m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −61° 29′ 04″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.74. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 29° N. South of latitude 29° 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 405 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 7,186.0 billion years.