Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1522
IC 1522 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 301.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 301.4 million light-years (92.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 117,200 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Luminosity | 1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 59m 03.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 43′ 12″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 301 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 5,346.1 billion years.