Galaxy · Spiral
IC 2507
IC 2507 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Antlia, 58.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Antlia |
| Distance | 58.3 million light-years (17.86 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 24,300 light-years · 0.28 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.35 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.91 |
| Luminosity | 0.038 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 44m 32.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −31° 47′ 31″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.91. 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 58 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,033.3 billion years.