Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1444
IC 1444 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 396.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 396.1 million light-years (121.44 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 126,300 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.32 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.10 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 22m 23.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 08′ 21″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 396 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 7,026.3 billion years.