Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1230 NED01
IC 1230 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Hercules, 671.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 671.6 million light-years (205.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 190,400 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.42 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.15 |
| Luminosity | 4.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 45m 01.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 15′ 37″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° 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 672 million years ago. At that time the Earth held only single-celled organisms and the first multicellular life. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 11,913.0 billion years.