Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1625
IC 1625 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Phoenix, 311.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Distance | 311.2 million light-years (95.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 186,500 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.52 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.38 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 07m 42.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −46° 54′ 27″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.38. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 43° N. South of latitude 43° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 311 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 5,520.2 billion years.