Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1880
IC 1880 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 477.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 477.1 million light-years (146.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 303,500 light-years · 3.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.77 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.06 |
| Luminosity | 5.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 06m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 43′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.06. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. 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 477 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 8,462.9 billion years.