Galaxy · Irregular
IC 5254
IC 5254 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 330.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 330.2 million light-years (101.24 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 96,900 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.06 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.97 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 46m 00.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 07′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.97. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. 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 330 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 5,857.5 billion years.