Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 5746
NGC 5746 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 80.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 80.3 million light-years (24.63 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 180,100 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.19 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.77 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 44m 56.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +1° 57′ 17″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.77. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° 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 80 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 1,425.0 billion years.