Galaxy · Irregular
ClumpIII
ClumpIII is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 11.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 11.7 million light-years (3.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 391.4 light-years · 0.0045 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −8.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 18.88 |
| Luminosity | 1.6 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 00m 40.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +68° 39′ 37″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 18.88. 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 12 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 208.3 billion years.