Galaxy · Spiral
KUG 1202+286
KUG 1202+286 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 21.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 21.8 million light-years (6.69 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,675 light-years · 0.065 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.53 |
| Luminosity | 0.003 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 05m 23.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 21′ 56″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° 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 22 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 387.1 billion years.