Galaxy · Elliptical
UGC 1703
UGC 1703 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Triangulum, 13.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Triangulum |
| Distance | 13.7 million light-years (4.19 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,457 light-years · 0.04 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.01 |
| Luminosity | 3.0 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 12m 55.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +32° 48′ 51″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.01. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 57° S. North of latitude 57° 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 14 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 242.4 billion years.