Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 1171
UGC 1171 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pisces, 24.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Distance | 24.1 million light-years (7.38 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,524 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.84 |
| Luminosity | 0.0028 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 39m 41.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 54′ 11″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.84. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 74° S. North of latitude 74° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, 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 427.0 billion years.