Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 6845C
NGC 6845C is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Telescopium, 329.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Telescopium |
| Distance | 329.4 million light-years (101.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 190,700 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.52 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 00m 56.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 05′ 04″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 329 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 5,843.7 billion years.