Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1327
IC 1327 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquila, 452.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquila |
| Distance | 452.4 million light-years (138.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 137,100 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.81 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.90 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 35m 41.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 00′ 21″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.90. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 452 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 8,024.9 billion years.