Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 2200A
IC 2200A is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Carina, 151.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Carina |
| Distance | 151.0 million light-years (46.31 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 70,500 light-years · 0.81 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.83 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.50 |
| Luminosity | 0.94 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 28m 06.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −62° 21′ 47″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 28° N. South of latitude 28° S 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 151 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 2,679.4 billion years.