Galaxy · Spiral
IC 1908 NED01
IC 1908 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 383.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 383.7 million light-years (117.63 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 220,500 light-years · 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.43 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.92 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 15m 05.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −54° 49′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.92. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 35° N. South of latitude 35° S 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 384 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 6,805.8 billion years.