Galaxy · Spiral
IC 2000
IC 2000 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Horologium, 45.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Horologium |
| Distance | 45.7 million light-years (14.01 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,400 light-years · 0.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.08 |
| Luminosity | 0.05 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 49m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −48° 51′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.08. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 41° N. South of latitude 41° 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 46 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 810.6 billion years.