Galaxy · Spiral
IC 627
IC 627 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 435.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 435.1 million light-years (133.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 112,800 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.97 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.66 |
| Luminosity | 2.7 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 37m 19.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 21′ 28″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 435 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 7,718.8 billion years.