Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 445
NGC 445 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 534.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 534.1 million light-years (163.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 212,500 light-years · 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.36 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.71 |
| Luminosity | 3.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 14m 52.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 55′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.71. 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 534 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 9,474.8 billion years.