Galaxy · Elliptical
IC 5370
IC 5370 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 483.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 483.3 million light-years (148.17 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 135,500 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.16 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.69 |
| Luminosity | 3.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 00m 09.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 44′ 18″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.69. 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 483 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 8,572.8 billion years.