Galaxy · Spiral
IC 707
IC 707 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 306.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 306.5 million light-years (93.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 79,600 light-years · 0.91 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.86 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.00 |
| Luminosity | 0.96 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 33m 44.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 22′ 48″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. 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 306 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 5,436.9 billion years.