Galaxy · Spiral
IC 910
IC 910 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 379.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 379.0 million light-years (116.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 92,300 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.27 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.06 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 41m 07.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +23° 16′ 55″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° N 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 379 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 6,722.5 billion years.