Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5329
IC 5329 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pegasus, 269.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pegasus |
| Distance | 269.7 million light-years (82.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 95,600 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.31 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.28 |
| Luminosity | 0.58 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 33m 09.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +21° 14′ 14″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 69° S. North of latitude 69° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 270 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 4,784.9 billion years.