Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5098 NED01
NGC 5098 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 522.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 522.9 million light-years (160.33 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 188,800 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.87 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.16 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 20m 17.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 08′ 41″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 523 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 9,276.4 billion years.