Galaxy · Spiral
DDO 194
DDO 194 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 26.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 26.2 million light-years (8.02 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 15,800 light-years · 0.18 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.82 |
| Luminosity | 0.0083 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 35m 24.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +57° 15′ 24″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.82. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 33° S. North of latitude 33° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 26 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 464.0 billion years.