Galaxy · Spiral
NGC 3726
NGC 3726 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 40.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 40.3 million light-years (12.37 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 86,200 light-years · 0.99 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −19.79 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 10.67 |
| Luminosity | 0.36 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 33m 21.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 01′ 45″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 10.67. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 40 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 715.7 billion years.