Galaxy · Spiral
IC 4710
IC 4710 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pavo, 25.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 25.9 million light-years (7.94 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 30,100 light-years · 0.34 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.50 |
| Luminosity | 0.069 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 18h 28m 38.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 58′ 56″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.50. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 23° N. South of latitude 23° S it never sets. 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 26 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 459.4 billion years.