Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5463
NGC 5463 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 334.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 334.4 million light-years (102.54 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 154,900 light-years · 1.8 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.11 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.94 |
| Luminosity | 3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 06m 10.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +9° 21′ 12″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.94. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 81° 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 334 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 5,932.8 billion years.