Galaxy · Spiral
IC 4627
IC 4627 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ophiuchus, 484.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Distance | 484.1 million light-years (148.43 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 168,100 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.39 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.47 |
| Luminosity | 3.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 54m 08.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −7° 38′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.47. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 484 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 8,587.9 billion years.