Galaxy · Spiral
IC 2469
IC 2469 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pyxis, 77.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 77.5 million light-years (23.77 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 161,100 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.18 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 23m 01.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −32° 26′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 58° N. South of latitude 58° S 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 78 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 1,375.3 billion years.