Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 328
NGC 328 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 342.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 342.1 million light-years (104.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 182,300 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.24 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.86 |
| Luminosity | 3.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 56m 57.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 55′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.86. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 342 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 6,069.3 billion years.