Galaxy · Irregular
IC 334
IC 334 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 118.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 118.2 million light-years (36.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 117,000 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.87 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.93 |
| Luminosity | 6.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 45m 17.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +76° 38′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 13° S. North of latitude 13° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 118 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2,096.2 billion years.