Galaxy · Spiral
IC 5369
IC 5369 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 470.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 470.0 million light-years (144.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 154,700 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.91 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.88 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 23h 59m 50.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 42′ 09″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.88. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 470 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 8,336.8 billion years.