Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 2185
IC 2185 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 211.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 211.0 million light-years (64.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 60,900 light-years · 0.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.75 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.30 |
| Luminosity | 0.35 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 23m 16.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 29′ 43″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 211 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,743.4 billion years.