Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1333
IC 1333 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, 377.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 377.7 million light-years (115.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 183,100 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.47 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.85 |
| Luminosity | 4.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 52m 17.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −16° 17′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.85. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 378 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 6,699.4 billion years.