Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 275 NED02
IC 275 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 453.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 453.7 million light-years (139.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 280,800 light-years · 3.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.71 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.01 |
| Luminosity | 5.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 00m 55.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 21′ 01″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 454 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 8,047.5 billion years.