Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 3600
UGC 3600 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Auriga, 23.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 23.6 million light-years (7.24 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,700 light-years · 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.20 |
| Luminosity | 0.0019 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 55m 40.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 05′ 42″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.20. 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 January, 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 418.9 billion years.