Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 4569
IC 4569 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corona Borealis, 457.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corona Borealis |
| Distance | 457.6 million light-years (140.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 124,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.92 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.82 |
| Luminosity | 2.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 40m 48.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 17′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 458 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 8,117.5 billion years.