Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 5427
UGC 5427 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 23.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 23.2 million light-years (7.11 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,393 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.16 |
| Luminosity | 0.0048 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 04m 41.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 21′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.16. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 61° S. North of latitude 61° 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 23 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 411.4 billion years.