Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5361
NGC 5361 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 263.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 263.2 million light-years (80.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 82,400 light-years · 0.94 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.33 |
| Luminosity | 0.52 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 54m 35.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 26′ 58″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.33. 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 263 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 4,669.1 billion years.