Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5152
IC 5152 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Indus, 6.43 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus |
| Distance | 6.43 million light-years (1.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,300 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.27 |
| Luminosity | 0.013 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 22h 02m 41.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −51° 17′ 43″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.27. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 39° N. South of latitude 39° 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 6.4 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 114.0 billion years.