Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1850
IC 1850 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 419.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 419.9 million light-years (128.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 92,000 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.97 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.58 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 48m 39.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 15′ 34″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 420 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 7,448.6 billion years.