Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1320
IC 1320 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Delphinus, 231.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Delphinus |
| Distance | 231.1 million light-years (70.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 77,400 light-years · 0.89 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.71 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.54 |
| Luminosity | 0.84 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 26m 25.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 54′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.54. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 231 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 4,100.4 billion years.