Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 25
NGC 25 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 441.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 441.0 million light-years (135.21 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 213,800 light-years · 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.77 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.89 |
| Luminosity | 5.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 09m 59.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −57° 01′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.89. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 33° N. South of latitude 33° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 441 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 7,823.0 billion years.