Galaxy · Spiral
IC 763
IC 763 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 312.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 312.2 million light-years (95.71 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 103,500 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.06 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.84 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 08m 15.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +25° 48′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° 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 312 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 5,537.6 billion years.