Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1360
IC 1360 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Equuleus, 396.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Equuleus |
| Distance | 396.3 million light-years (121.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 128,100 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.82 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.60 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 10m 50.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 04′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. 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 396 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 7,029.2 billion years.