Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 7320
UGC 7320 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 30.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 30.0 million light-years (9.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,300 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.72 |
| Luminosity | 0.0048 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 17m 28.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 48′ 41″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.72. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 45° S. North of latitude 45° 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 30 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 532.3 billion years.