Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1527
IC 1527 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 401.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 401.0 million light-years (122.94 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 127,000 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.05 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 02m 21.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 05′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° 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 401 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 7,113.1 billion years.