Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1513
IC 1513 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 296.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 296.9 million light-years (91.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 104,300 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.92 |
| Luminosity | 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 53m 29.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 19′ 03″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° N it never sets. 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 297 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 5,267.4 billion years.