Galaxy · Spiral
MCG +09-16-010
MCG +09-16-010 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 24.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 24.0 million light-years (7.35 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,458 light-years · 0.074 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.53 |
| Luminosity | 0.0014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 23m 17.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 58′ 23″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° 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 24 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 425.3 billion years.