Galaxy · Irregular
PGC 13294
PGC 13294 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 26.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 26.0 million light-years (7.98 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,697 light-years · 0.054 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.51 |
| Luminosity | 0.0017 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 35m 56.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −45° 11′ 29″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.51. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 45° N. South of latitude 45° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 26 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 461.7 billion years.