Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 4787
UGC 4787 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 66.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 66.2 million light-years (20.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 45,900 light-years · 0.53 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.64 |
| Luminosity | 0.063 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 07m 34.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 16′ 36″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.64. 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 February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 66 million years ago. At that time dinosaurs ruled the Earth. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1,174.5 billion years.