Galaxy · Spiral
DDO 92
DDO 92 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 32.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 32.3 million light-years (9.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,000 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.98 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 13m 26.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 35′ 42″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.98. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 36° S. North of latitude 36° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 32 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 572.8 billion years.