Galaxy · Irregular
CamA
CamA is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 12.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 12.8 million light-years (3.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 16,600 light-years · 0.19 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.27 |
| Luminosity | 0.0033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 4h 25m 15.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +72° 48′ 21″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.27. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 17° S. North of latitude 17° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 13 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 227.4 billion years.