Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5363
NGC 5363 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 53.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 53.1 million light-years (16.27 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 72,000 light-years · 0.82 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.23 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.83 |
| Luminosity | 1.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 56m 07.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 15′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.83. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 53 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 941.3 billion years.