Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5667
NGC 5667 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 90.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 90.5 million light-years (27.76 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 59,200 light-years · 0.68 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.85 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.37 |
| Luminosity | 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 30m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +59° 28′ 11″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.37. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 31° S. North of latitude 31° 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 91 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,606.1 billion years.