Galaxy · Irregular
IC 2684
IC 2684 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 33.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 33.6 million light-years (10.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,089 light-years · 0.093 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.46 |
| Luminosity | 0.003 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 17m 01.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 05′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.46. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 34 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 595.9 billion years.