Galaxy · Spiral
IC 599
IC 599 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 239.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 239.7 million light-years (73.49 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 72,700 light-years · 0.83 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.08 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.47 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 13m 12.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −5° 37′ 44″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.25. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 84° N. 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 240 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 4,252.0 billion years.