Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 698
NGC 698 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Fornax, 384.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 384.1 million light-years (117.77 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 104,500 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.09 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.27 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 49m 43.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −34° 49′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 55° N. South of latitude 55° 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 384 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 6,813.9 billion years.