Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 12894
UGC 12894 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Andromeda, 27.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | 27.6 million light-years (8.47 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,067 light-years · 0.1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.74 |
| Luminosity | 0.0016 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 00m 22.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 29′ 44″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.74. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in September, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 28 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 490.1 billion years.