Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5329
NGC 5329 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 331.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 331.2 million light-years (101.56 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 139,500 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.16 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.87 |
| Luminosity | 3.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 52m 10.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 19′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.87. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 331 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 5,876.1 billion years.