Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 5672
UGC 5672 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 37.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 37.2 million light-years (11.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 32,400 light-years · 0.37 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.98 |
| Luminosity | 0.014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 28m 20.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +22° 34′ 17″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 67° S. North of latitude 67° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 37 million years ago. At that time the dinosaurs were gone and mammals were diversifying; there was no human lineage yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 659.6 billion years.