Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5036
NGC 5036 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 312.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 312.9 million light-years (95.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 85,500 light-years · 0.98 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.67 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.24 |
| Luminosity | 0.81 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 14m 42.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −4° 10′ 43″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.24. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 86° N. 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 313 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 5,550.3 billion years.