Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 4704
UGC 4704 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 49.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 49.6 million light-years (15.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 59,300 light-years · 0.68 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.91 |
| Luminosity | 0.028 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 59m 00.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 12′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.91. 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 February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 50 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 879.4 billion years.