Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1875
IC 1875 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Fornax, 283.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 283.9 million light-years (87.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 106,100 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.41 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.29 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 03m 56.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −39° 26′ 25″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.29. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 51° N. South of latitude 51° S it never sets. 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 284 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 5,035.4 billion years.