Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1894
IC 1894 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aries, 488.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aries |
| Distance | 488.0 million light-years (149.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 151,700 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.98 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.89 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 10m 25.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 36′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.89. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° 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 488 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 8,656.1 billion years.