Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 11411
UGC 11411 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 15.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 15.4 million light-years (4.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,914 light-years · 0.045 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.47 |
| Luminosity | 0.0016 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 08m 42.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 17′ 02″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.47. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 15 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 273.7 billion years.