Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 3755
UGC 3755 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canis Minor, 24.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canis Minor |
| Distance | 24.2 million light-years (7.41 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,900 light-years · 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.05 |
| Luminosity | 0.014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 13m 51.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +10° 31′ 19″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.05. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 79° S. North of latitude 79° 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 428.7 billion years.