Galaxy · Barred spiral
NGC 3695
NGC 3695 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 482.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Barred spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 482.4 million light-years (147.91 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 149,300 light-years · 1.7 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −22.14 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.71 |
| Luminosity | 3.1 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 29m 17.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 34′ 32″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.71. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 482 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8,557.8 billion years.