Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1793
IC 1793 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Triangulum, 247.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Distance | 247.5 million light-years (75.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 118,900 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.43 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.97 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 21m 32.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 32′ 40″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.97. 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 247 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 4,389.7 billion years.