Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5323
NGC 5323 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 92.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 92.2 million light-years (28.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 27,100 light-years · 0.31 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.25 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.01 |
| Luminosity | 0.087 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 45m 36.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +76° 49′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 13° S. North of latitude 13° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 92 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 1,635.6 billion years.