Galaxy · Spiral
LV J1203+3257
LV J1203+3257 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 24.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 24.6 million light-years (7.55 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,849 light-years · 0.078 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.99 |
| Luminosity | 0.001 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 03m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 57′ 22″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 25 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 436.8 billion years.