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IC 1613

Also Caldwell 51

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A faint dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group.

Measured

Distance
2.41 million light-years
Size
about 10,600 light-years across (approximate)
Constellation
Cetus
Position (J2000)
RA 1h 04m 48s, Dec +2.12°

How far, from the Sun

2.41 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light2.41 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed42.9 billion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h26.1 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • It holds very little dust, so its stars can be seen with unusual clarity.
  • It is moving towards us at about 230 km/s (NASA/IPAC NED).

Where this comes from

  • Cosmicflows-3, Tully, Courtois & Sorce 2016, AJ 152, 50 (0.74 Mpc)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.