Galaxy · Spiral
IC 332
IC 332 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 433.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 433.5 million light-years (132.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 194,400 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.21 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.41 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 32m 37.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 22′ 57″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.41. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. 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 433 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 7,689.9 billion years.