Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5344 NED01
NGC 5344 NED01 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 420.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 420.3 million light-years (128.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 98,900 light-years · 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.24 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.31 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 50m 12.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +73° 57′ 10″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.31. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 16° S. North of latitude 16° 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 420 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 7,456.2 billion years.