Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 5362
IC 5362 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Sculptor, 386.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Sculptor |
| Distance | 386.2 million light-years (118.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 170,400 light-years · 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.46 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.91 |
| Luminosity | 4.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 51m 36.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −28° 21′ 54″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.91. 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 386 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 6,850.4 billion years.