Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1259 NED02
IC 1259 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 389.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 389.0 million light-years (119.26 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 179,300 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.45 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.93 |
| Luminosity | 4.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 27m 26.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +58° 30′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 389 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 6,900.1 billion years.