Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1083
IC 1083 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 411.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 411.1 million light-years (126.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 109,300 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.15 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.35 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 55m 33.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 24′ 31″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.35. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° N it never sets. 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 411 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 7,292.4 billion years.