Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1437
IC 1437 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 415.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 415.2 million light-years (127.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 169,800 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.58 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.94 |
| Luminosity | 4.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 15m 45.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 03′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.94. 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 415 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 7,365.3 billion years.