Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 3698
UGC 3698 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 23.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 23.6 million light-years (7.24 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,676 light-years · 0.099 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.40 |
| Luminosity | 0.004 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 09m 18.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 22′ 48″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.40. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° 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.