Galaxy · Spiral
IC 199
IC 199 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 431.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 431.5 million light-years (132.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 179,300 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.77 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.84 |
| Luminosity | 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 06m 19.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 13′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 431 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 7,654.0 billion years.