Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 3476
UGC 3476 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Auriga, 22.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 22.9 million light-years (7.01 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 11,700 light-years · 0.13 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.33 |
| Luminosity | 0.004 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 30m 29.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 18′ 07″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.33. 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 December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 23 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 405.6 billion years.