Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 445
IC 445 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 245.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 245.7 million light-years (75.34 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 85,300 light-years · 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.88 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.51 |
| Luminosity | 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 37m 21.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 51′ 36″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.51. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° N 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 246 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 4,359.0 billion years.