Galaxy · Spiral
IC 4448
IC 4448 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Apus, 215.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Apus |
| Distance | 215.5 million light-years (66.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 76,100 light-years · 0.87 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.45 |
| Luminosity | 0.79 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 40m 28.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −78° 48′ 33″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.45. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 11° N. South of latitude 11° S it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 215 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3,822.7 billion years.