Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 2716
UGC 2716 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Taurus, 20.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Distance | 20.9 million light-years (6.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,700 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.43 |
| Luminosity | 0.0076 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 24m 07.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +17° 45′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.43. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 72° S. North of latitude 72° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 21 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 370.3 billion years.