Galaxy · Elliptical
[CKT2009]d0944+69
[CKT2009]d0944+69 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 13.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 13.0 million light-years (3.98 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 848.0 light-years · 0.0097 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −8.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 20.00 |
| Luminosity | 6.9 × 10⁻⁶ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 44m 22.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +69° 12′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 20.00. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 21° S. North of latitude 21° 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 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 230.3 billion years.