Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1371
IC 1371 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 424.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 424.1 million light-years (130.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 176,300 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.17 |
| Luminosity | 4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 20m 15.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 52′ 35″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.17. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 85° N. 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 424 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 7,523.3 billion years.