Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1886
IC 1886 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 401.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 401.7 million light-years (123.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 145,400 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.03 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.42 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 08m 03.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 23′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.42. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° 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 402 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 7,125.8 billion years.