Galaxy · Elliptical
[CKT2009]d0955+70
[CKT2009]d0955+70 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 12.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 12.8 million light-years (3.93 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,566 light-years · 0.018 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −9.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.27 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 55m 13.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 24′ 29″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.27. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° 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 227.4 billion years.