Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1519
IC 1519 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 412.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 412.8 million light-years (126.57 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 87,500 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.25 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.26 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 57m 08.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +12° 27′ 27″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° 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 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 7,323.1 billion years.