Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5308
NGC 5308 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 95.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 95.1 million light-years (29.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 100,400 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.87 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.45 |
| Luminosity | 0.97 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 47m 00.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +60° 58′ 23″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.45. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 95 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,687.1 billion years.