Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 2441 NED01
IC 2441 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cancer, 504.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 504.7 million light-years (154.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 156,200 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.07 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.88 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 10m 01.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 51′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 505 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 8,952.4 billion years.