Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5332
IC 5332 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 25.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 25.4 million light-years (7.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 62,200 light-years · 0.71 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.26 |
| Luminosity | 0.21 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 34m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −36° 06′ 06″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.26. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 54° N. South of latitude 54° S 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 25 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 451.3 billion years.