Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5001
NGC 5001 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 423.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 423.4 million light-years (129.81 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 151,900 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.24 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.33 |
| Luminosity | 3.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 09m 33.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 29′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.33. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 37° S. North of latitude 37° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 423 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 7,510.5 billion years.