Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1833
IC 1833 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Fornax, 230.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 230.7 million light-years (70.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 92,800 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.85 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.40 |
| Luminosity | 0.95 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 41m 38.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 10′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.40. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 231 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 4,092.9 billion years.