Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1337
IC 1337 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Capricornus, 429.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Distance | 429.4 million light-years (131.66 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 142,400 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.97 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.63 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 20h 56m 52.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −16° 35′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.63. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 73° N. South of latitude 73° 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 429 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 7,617.6 billion years.