Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5275
NGC 5275 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 584.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 584.4 million light-years (179.17 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 221,500 light-years · 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.36 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.91 |
| Luminosity | 3.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 42m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 49′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.91. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° 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 584 million years ago. At that time the Earth held only single-celled organisms and the first multicellular life. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 10,366.4 billion years.