Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1214
IC 1214 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 326.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 326.8 million light-years (100.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 128,800 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.50 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 16m 11.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +65° 58′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.50. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 24° S. North of latitude 24° 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 327 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 5,796.8 billion years.