Galaxy · Spiral
IC 649 NED01
IC 649 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sextans, 539.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sextans |
| Distance | 539.3 million light-years (165.36 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 166,100 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.81 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.28 |
| Luminosity | 2.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 50m 52.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 09′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 89° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 539 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 9,567.4 billion years.