Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 658
IC 658 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 483.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 483.7 million light-years (148.31 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 185,000 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.66 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 58m 16.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 14′ 30″ |
| 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 Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 82° 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 484 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 8,580.9 billion years.