Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 7267
UGC 7267 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 42.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 42.1 million light-years (12.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 25,000 light-years · 0.29 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.95 |
| Luminosity | 0.019 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 15m 23.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 21′ 00″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.95. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 39° S. North of latitude 39° 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 42 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 746.4 billion years.