Galaxy · Spiral
[CKT2009]d0958+66
[CKT2009]d0958+66 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 13.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 13.2 million light-years (4.04 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,457 light-years · 0.04 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.13 |
| Luminosity | 6.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 58m 48.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 50′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.13. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 23° S. North of latitude 23° 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 233.7 billion years.