Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1890
IC 1890 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 476.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 476.6 million light-years (146.13 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 209,800 light-years · 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.74 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.08 |
| Luminosity | 5.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 09m 58.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 12′ 29″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.08. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N 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 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 8,454.8 billion years.