Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 107
IC 107 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 296.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 296.2 million light-years (90.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 134,000 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.79 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.00 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 25m 24.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 51′ 53″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° N 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 296 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 5,253.5 billion years.