Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 1875
NGC 1875 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Orion, 419.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 419.1 million light-years (128.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 193,600 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.54 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.00 |
| Luminosity | 4.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 21m 45.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 41′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. 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 419 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 7,434.2 billion years.