Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 326
IC 326 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Eridanus, 474.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Distance | 474.8 million light-years (145.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 198,600 light-years · 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.33 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.49 |
| Luminosity | 3.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 30m 36.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −14° 25′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.49. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 76° N. South of latitude 76° S 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 475 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 8,421.8 billion years.