Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 2375
IC 2375 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Puppis, 274.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Distance | 274.1 million light-years (84.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 125,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.67 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.95 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 26m 19.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −13° 18′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.95. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 77° N. South of latitude 77° 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 274 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 4,862.4 billion years.