Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5650
NGC 5650 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 349.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 349.3 million light-years (107.09 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 147,200 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.83 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.32 |
| Luminosity | 2.4 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 31m 01.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 58′ 42″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.32. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 84° 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 349 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 6,196.0 billion years.