Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 4932
UGC 4932 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 67.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 67.2 million light-years (20.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 35,300 light-years · 0.4 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.37 |
| Luminosity | 0.033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 19m 34.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 06′ 33″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.37. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° 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 67 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 1,191.9 billion years.