Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 613
NGC 613 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 69.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 69.0 million light-years (21.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 143,400 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 34m 18.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −29° 25′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.93. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 61° N. South of latitude 61° 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 69 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,224.3 billion years.