Galaxy · Spiral
IC 214 NED01
IC 214 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 422.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 422.2 million light-years (129.44 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 106,900 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.67 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.89 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 14m 05.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 10′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.89. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 422 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 7,489.1 billion years.