Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5567
NGC 5567 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 397.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 397.4 million light-years (121.84 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 143,500 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.04 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.39 |
| Luminosity | 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 19m 17.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 08′ 16″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 397 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 7,049.4 billion years.