Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1441
IC 1441 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lacerta, 242.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lacerta |
| Distance | 242.6 million light-years (74.39 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 80,100 light-years · 0.92 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.61 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.75 |
| Luminosity | 0.77 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 15m 19.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 18′ 05″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.75. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 243 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 4,304.1 billion years.