Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5375
IC 5375 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 426.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 426.4 million light-years (130.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 122,800 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.93 |
| Luminosity | 2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 01m 04.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +4° 32′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.93. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° S. 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 426 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 7,563.8 billion years.