Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5349
NGC 5349 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 267.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 267.4 million light-years (81.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 115,000 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.53 |
| Luminosity | 1.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 53m 13.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +37° 52′ 59″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 52° S. North of latitude 52° 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 267 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 4,742.6 billion years.