Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1427
IC 1427 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 363.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 363.7 million light-years (111.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 145,000 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.86 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.38 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 03m 35.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 06′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.38. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° N 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 364 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 6,451.2 billion years.