Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 7271
UGC 7271 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 60.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 60.7 million light-years (18.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 41,100 light-years · 0.47 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −17.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.15 |
| Luminosity | 0.033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 15m 33.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +43° 26′ 03″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.15. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 47° S. North of latitude 47° 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 61 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 1,076.2 billion years.