Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5100 NED02
NGC 5100 NED02 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 446.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 446.2 million light-years (136.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 151,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.30 |
| Luminosity | 3.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 20m 59.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +8° 58′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.30. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° S. 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 446 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 7,915.0 billion years.