Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 5807
NGC 5807 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 396.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 396.0 million light-years (121.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 152,100 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.58 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.84 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 55m 48.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +63° 54′ 13″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 26° S. North of latitude 26° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 396 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 7,024.0 billion years.