Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5005
NGC 5005 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 44.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 44.1 million light-years (13.51 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 84,500 light-years · 0.97 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.31 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.34 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 10m 56.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 03′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.34. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 53° S. North of latitude 53° 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 44 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 781.7 billion years.