Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 6757
UGC 6757 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 8.90 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 8.90 million light-years (2.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 2,870 light-years · 0.033 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −11.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.58 |
| Luminosity | 1.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 46m 59.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +61° 20′ 06″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.58. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 29° S. North of latitude 29° 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 8.9 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 158.0 billion years.