Galaxy · Spiral
IC 3014
IC 3014 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 295.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 295.1 million light-years (90.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 92,800 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.74 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 08m 37.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 49′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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 295 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 5,234.4 billion years.