Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5034
NGC 5034 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 405.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 405.2 million light-years (124.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 117,300 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.51 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.96 |
| Luminosity | 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 12m 19.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 38′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 19° S. North of latitude 19° 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 405 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 7,187.7 billion years.