Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5583
NGC 5583 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 233.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 233.8 million light-years (71.69 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 74,600 light-years · 0.85 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.62 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.66 |
| Luminosity | 0.77 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 21m 40.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 13′ 56″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.66. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 77° S. North of latitude 77° 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 234 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 4,147.8 billion years.