Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 411
IC 411 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lepus, 444.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lepus |
| Distance | 444.9 million light-years (136.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 187,000 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.67 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.00 |
| Luminosity | 5.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 20m 18.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | −25° 19′ 28″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.00. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 445 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 7,892.4 billion years.