Fourcade-Figueroa (ESO 270-017)
Also known as Fourcade-Figueroa · ESO 270-017
Fourcade-Figueroa (ESO 270-017) is a galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, about 14.02 million light-years from Earth.
Facts
| Type | Galaxy (shape 8) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Position (J2000) | 13h 34m 47s, −45° 32′ |
| Distance | 14.02 million light-years (its light set off about 14.02 million years ago) |
| Brightness | magnitude 11.4 (smaller is brighter; the faintest stars the eye sees are about 6) |
| Size on the sky | 11.5′ × 1.7′ (the full Moon is about 31′) |
| Filter | No filter (It shines in starlight of every colour, so a nebula filter would only dim it; a dark sky helps more.) |
| Studied in | 86 scientific papers (SIMBAD) |
When and how to see it
Fourcade-Figueroa (ESO 270-017) is highest in the sky at midnight in April. From India (about 20° N) it climbs to about 24° above the horizon; from 50° N it never rises. To see it you need a small telescope.
Heights are worked out for India and for 50° N. Set your location in Settings to see them for where you are.
For tonight's best time from your own town, the darkness and the Moon, open it on the map and see its "Tonight from your location" card.
More in Centaurus
- Betta Fish Nebula
- Boomerang Nebula
- Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
- Mermaid Nebula
- Omega Centauri
- Running Chicken Nebula
- SN 1006
- Thackeray's Globules
Everything in Centaurus · All 88 constellations · All sky objects
Data: SIMBAD (CDS, Strasbourg; the site's weekly copy) · OpenNGC · Data sources & credits