Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5295
IC 5295 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 378.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 378.3 million light-years (116.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 123,200 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.02 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.30 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 15m 29.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 07′ 13″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 65° S. North of latitude 65° 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 378 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 6,711.5 billion years.