Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 4416
IC 4416 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 752.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 752.6 million light-years (230.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 209,500 light-years · 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.71 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.11 |
| Luminosity | 5.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 24m 17.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 38′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.11. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 753 million years ago. At that time the Earth held only single-celled organisms and the first multicellular life. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 13,350.1 billion years.