Galaxy · Spiral
IC 2910
IC 2910 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Crater, 297.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Crater |
| Distance | 297.8 million light-years (91.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 118,200 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.99 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.81 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 31m 54.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −9° 43′ 31″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.81. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 80° N. 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 298 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 5,282.4 billion years.