Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 5186
UGC 5186 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 27.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 27.1 million light-years (8.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,400 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.60 |
| Luminosity | 0.0017 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 42m 59.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 15′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.60. 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 27 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 480.2 billion years.