Galaxy · Lenticular
NGC 5680
NGC 5680 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 414.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Lenticular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 414.1 million light-years (126.97 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 139,200 light-years · 1.6 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.73 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.79 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 35m 44.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 00′ 48″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.79. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 90° N. 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 414 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 7,346.2 billion years.