Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5130
IC 5130 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Indus, 368.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 368.2 million light-years (112.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 181,400 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.91 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.35 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 21h 50m 24.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −73° 59′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.35. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 16° N. South of latitude 16° 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 368 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 6,532.2 billion years.