Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1515
IC 1515 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 310.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 310.5 million light-years (95.21 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 167,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.57 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.32 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 56m 03.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 59′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.32. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° 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 311 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 5,508.7 billion years.