Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5674
NGC 5674 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 348.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 348.2 million light-years (106.77 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 193,900 light-years · 2.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.84 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 33m 52.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +5° 27′ 30″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 85° 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 348 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 6,177.5 billion years.