Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5235
NGC 5235 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 306.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 306.6 million light-years (94.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 126,600 light-years · 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.31 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.56 |
| Luminosity | 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 36m 01.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 35′ 07″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.56. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° 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 307 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 5,438.6 billion years.