Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1395
IC 1395 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 364.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 364.7 million light-years (111.83 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 161,600 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.45 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.79 |
| Luminosity | 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 41m 41.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 06′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.79. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° 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 365 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 6,470.3 billion years.