Galaxy · Irregular
IC 1867
IC 1867 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 359.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 359.4 million light-years (110.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 196,400 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −23.37 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.84 |
| Luminosity | 9.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 55m 52.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 18′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 359 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 6,375.4 billion years.