Galaxy · Spiral
IC 565 NED02
IC 565 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 271.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 271.6 million light-years (83.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 130,200 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.89 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.71 |
| Luminosity | 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 47m 50.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 51′ 04″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.71. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 272 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 4,817.8 billion years.