Galaxy · Irregular
NGC 5392
NGC 5392 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 341.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 341.9 million light-years (104.83 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 132,900 light-years · 1.5 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.40 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 59m 24.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | −3° 12′ 33″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.40. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 87° 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 342 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 6,065.2 billion years.