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NGC 1253

Also PGC 12041

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A spiral galaxy, tilted about 69° from face-on.

Measured

Distance
about 68.2 million light-years (published estimates 68.2 million–70.3 million)
Size
about 90,600 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Eridanus
Position (J2000)
RA 3h 14m 09s, Dec −2.82°

How far, from the Sun

About 68.2 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light68.2 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed1.21 trillion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h736 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • About 68 million light years away; catalogues put it between 68 million and 70 million.
  • About 91,000 light years across, at the distance above.

Where this comes from

  • Distance from z0MGS (Leroy et al. 2019, ApJS 244, 24); range with HyperLEDA's best distance modulus; size from HyperLEDA's D25 at that distance
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.