Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5712
NGC 5712 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 316.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 316.5 million light-years (97.03 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 78,100 light-years · 0.89 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.65 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.28 |
| Luminosity | 0.79 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 29m 41.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +78° 51′ 51″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 11° S. North of latitude 11° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 316 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 5,614.0 billion years.