Galaxy · Lenticular
IC 829
IC 829 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Corvus, 230.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Distance | 230.3 million light-years (70.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 83,800 light-years · 0.96 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.06 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.18 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 52m 27.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | −15° 31′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.18. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 74° N. South of latitude 74° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 230 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 4,085.3 billion years.