Galaxy · Spiral
IC 112
IC 112 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 271.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 271.1 million light-years (83.13 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 86,000 light-years · 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.42 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.18 |
| Luminosity | 0.64 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 26m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 26′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.18. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 271 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 4,809.7 billion years.