Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 5350
IC 5350 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 398.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 398.9 million light-years (122.29 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 108,700 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.55 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.89 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 47m 14.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −27° 57′ 28″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.89. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 62° N. South of latitude 62° 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 399 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 7,075.4 billion years.