Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 2213
IC 2213 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 315.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 315.9 million light-years (96.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 113,000 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.82 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.11 |
| Luminosity | 0.93 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 59m 06.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +27° 27′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 63° S. North of latitude 63° 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 316 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 5,603.0 billion years.