Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 1892
NGC 1892 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 63.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 63.5 million light-years (19.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 60,700 light-years · 0.69 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.93 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.52 |
| Luminosity | 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 17m 09.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −64° 57′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.52. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 25° N. South of latitude 25° 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 64 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,126.5 billion years.