Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 5274
IC 5274 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 464.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 464.7 million light-years (142.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 193,500 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.08 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.69 |
| Luminosity | 3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 58m 27.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 55′ 08″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.69. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 465 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 8,244.2 billion years.