Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1504
IC 1504 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 292.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 292.2 million light-years (89.59 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 175,500 light-years · 2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.94 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.82 |
| Luminosity | 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 41m 19.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 01′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° 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 292 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 5,183.5 billion years.