Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5671
NGC 5671 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 420.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 420.1 million light-years (128.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 250,600 light-years · 2.9 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.38 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.17 |
| Luminosity | 3.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 27m 42.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +69° 41′ 39″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.17. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° 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 420 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 7,452.1 billion years.