Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5295
NGC 5295 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 323.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 323.1 million light-years (99.07 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 107,900 light-years · 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.12 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.86 |
| Luminosity | 1.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 38m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +79° 27′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.86. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 11° S. North of latitude 11° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 323 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 5,732.0 billion years.