Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 5923
UGC 5923 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 72.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 72.7 million light-years (22.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,500 light-years · 0.3 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.44 |
| Luminosity | 0.091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 49m 07.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 55′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.44. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 73 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 1,290.2 billion years.