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IC 1613

Dwarf galaxy · Irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Cetus

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IC 1613
Picture: ESO, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About IC 1613

IC 1613 is about 2.38 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.38 million years ago.

The map lists it as a dwarf galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance2.38 million light-years (0.73 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 299.2°, SGB -1.8°
Absolute magnitude (V)-15.1
Stellar mass1.91 × 10⁸ suns

Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

IC 1613 (also known as Caldwell 51) is an irregular dwarf galaxy located on the outskirts of the Local group around 730 kiloparsecs from Earth in the constellation of Cetus near the star 26 Ceti. It has a low mass with its mass only being around 108 solar masses.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article IC 1613, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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