Galaxy · Spiral
IC 194
IC 194 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 297.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 297.6 million light-years (91.24 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 169,900 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.42 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 03m 05.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 36′ 51″ |
| 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 Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 298 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 5,279.0 billion years.