Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1636 NED01
IC 1636 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 263.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 263.2 million light-years (80.71 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 65,800 light-years · 0.75 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.31 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.22 |
| Luminosity | 0.58 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 11m 37.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 21′ 15″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.22. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° N 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 263 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 4,669.7 billion years.