Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 6541
UGC 6541 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 12.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 12.7 million light-years (3.89 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,393 light-years · 0.073 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.75 |
| Luminosity | 0.0021 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 33m 29.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +49° 14′ 17″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.75. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 41° S. North of latitude 41° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 13 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 225.1 billion years.