Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1468
IC 1468 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 447.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 447.9 million light-years (137.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 132,400 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.97 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.72 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 05m 07.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 12′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.72. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° N. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 448 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 7,945.6 billion years.