Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1754
IC 1754 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 240.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 240.1 million light-years (73.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 59,400 light-years · 0.68 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.23 |
| Luminosity | 0.48 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 56m 49.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 01′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.23. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 86° S. 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 240 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 4,258.3 billion years.