Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1525
IC 1525 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 234.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 234.0 million light-years (71.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 146,500 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.07 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.21 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 59m 15.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 53′ 21″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.21. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 234 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 4,150.7 billion years.