Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 435
NGC 435 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 477.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 477.7 million light-years (146.46 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 186,100 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.95 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 13m 59.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 04′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 478 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 8,473.9 billion years.