Galaxy · Spiral
IC 2028
IC 2028 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Dorado, 464.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 464.3 million light-years (142.36 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 124,300 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.84 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 01m 18.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −52° 42′ 27″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.93. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 37° N. South of latitude 37° 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 464 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 8,236.7 billion years.