Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 89
NGC 89 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 154.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 154.7 million light-years (47.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 59,400 light-years · 0.68 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.95 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.43 |
| Luminosity | 0.42 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 21m 24.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 39′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.43. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 155 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 2,744.2 billion years.