Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 505
NGC 505 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 259.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 259.2 million light-years (79.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 93,200 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.51 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.99 |
| Luminosity | 0.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 22m 57.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 28′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 259 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 4,598.0 billion years.