Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 4417
IC 4417 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 747.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 747.0 million light-years (229.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 302,000 light-years · 3.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.93 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.87 |
| Luminosity | 6.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 24m 53.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 02′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.87. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° 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 747 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 13,251.8 billion years.