Galaxy · Spiral
IC 365
IC 365 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 346.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 346.0 million light-years (106.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 157,300 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.64 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.49 |
| Luminosity | 5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 19m 14.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +3° 20′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 87° 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 346 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 6,137.0 billion years.