Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1071
IC 1071 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 386.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 386.8 million light-years (118.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 170,300 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.78 |
| Luminosity | 4.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 54m 12.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 45′ 01″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.78. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 387 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 6,862.0 billion years.