Galaxy · Spiral
IC 4213
IC 4213 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 38.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 38.0 million light-years (11.64 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 17,000 light-years · 0.19 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.99 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.34 |
| Luminosity | 0.011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 12m 11.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 40′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.34. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 38 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 673.5 billion years.