Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1882
IC 1882 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 332.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 332.6 million light-years (101.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 149,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.34 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 07m 49.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 08′ 52″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.34. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 333 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 5,899.8 billion years.