Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5033
NGC 5033 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 40.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 40.8 million light-years (12.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 109,100 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.63 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.85 |
| Luminosity | 0.78 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 13m 27.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 35′ 37″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.85. 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 41 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 723.2 billion years.