Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5366
NGC 5366 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 415.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 415.6 million light-years (127.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 186,800 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.91 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.62 |
| Luminosity | 2.5 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 56m 24.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 14′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.62. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 416 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 7,371.7 billion years.