Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 5893
NGC 5893 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Boötes, 250.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Boötes |
| Distance | 250.7 million light-years (76.87 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 113,200 light-years · 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −21.18 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.25 |
| Luminosity | 1.3 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 13m 34.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +41° 57′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 251 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 4,447.5 billion years.