Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5111
IC 5111 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Aquarius, 351.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Distance | 351.4 million light-years (107.74 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 107,000 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.11 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.05 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 28m 10.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 28′ 27″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 351 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 6,233.6 billion years.