Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5094
IC 5094 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pavo, 471.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 471.7 million light-years (144.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 160,100 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.03 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.77 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 17m 49.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 25′ 40″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.77. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in August, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 472 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 8,366.8 billion years.