Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1405
IC 1405 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 368.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 368.3 million light-years (112.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 141,200 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.59 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.67 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 50m 49.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 01′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.67. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 368 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 6,532.7 billion years.