Galaxy · Barred spiral
IC 5298
IC 5298 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 383.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 383.0 million light-years (117.44 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 147,600 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.09 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.26 |
| Luminosity | 3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 16m 00.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 33′ 24″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.26. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 383 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 6,794.8 billion years.