Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 1902
IC 1902 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 328.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 328.7 million light-years (100.79 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 96,900 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.85 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.17 |
| Luminosity | 0.95 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 16m 12.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 10′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 329 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 5,831.5 billion years.