Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1482
IC 1482 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 413.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 413.4 million light-years (126.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 143,600 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.56 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.95 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 20m 49.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 44′ 20″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 413 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 7,334.1 billion years.