Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5276
IC 5276 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 460.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 460.1 million light-years (141.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 162,000 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.55 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 58m 39.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +18° 49′ 12″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.55. 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 460 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 8,162.0 billion years.