Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 1949
IC 1949 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 313.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 313.4 million light-years (96.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 129,000 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.52 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.39 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 30m 52.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −47° 58′ 45″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.39. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 42° N. South of latitude 42° 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 313 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 5,559.6 billion years.