Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 6456
UGC 6456 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 14.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 14.2 million light-years (4.35 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,197 light-years · 0.071 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.49 |
| Luminosity | 0.0033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 28m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +78° 59′ 29″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.49. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 11° S. North of latitude 11° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 14 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 251.7 billion years.