Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 1967
IC 1967 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 444.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 444.0 million light-years (136.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 136,500 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.29 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 37m 47.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 16′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.29. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° S. 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 444 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 7,876.8 billion years.