Galaxy · Spiral
KDG082
KDG082 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 54.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 54.1 million light-years (16.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 30,100 light-years · 0.34 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.10 |
| Luminosity | 0.028 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 55m 39.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 31′ 10″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.10. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 58° S. North of latitude 58° 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 54 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 960.4 billion years.