Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5836
NGC 5836 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 333.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 333.9 million light-years (102.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 185,000 light-years · 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.73 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.32 |
| Luminosity | 2.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 59m 31.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +73° 53′ 36″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.32. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 16° S. North of latitude 16° 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 334 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 5,922.9 billion years.