Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1541
IC 1541 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 276.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 276.1 million light-years (84.66 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 85,100 light-years · 0.97 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.63 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.01 |
| Luminosity | 0.78 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 20m 01.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 59′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 68° S. North of latitude 68° 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 276 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 4,898.3 billion years.