Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 569
NGC 569 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 270.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 270.0 million light-years (82.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 76,700 light-years · 0.88 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.49 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 29m 07.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 07′ 53″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N 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 270 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 4,790.1 billion years.