Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1500
IC 1500 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 463.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 463.6 million light-years (142.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 135,700 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.73 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.03 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 33m 09.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 33′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 464 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 8,223.9 billion years.