Galaxy · Spiral
KUG 0937+480
KUG 0937+480 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 25.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 25.7 million light-years (7.88 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,197 light-years · 0.071 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.28 |
| Luminosity | 8.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 40m 19.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 46′ 38″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.28. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° 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 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 455.9 billion years.