Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1124
IC 1124 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Serpens, 247.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Serpens |
| Distance | 247.6 million light-years (75.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 90,900 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.02 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.38 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 30m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 38′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 66° S. North of latitude 66° 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 248 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 4,391.4 billion years.