Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 7427
UGC 7427 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 31.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 31.6 million light-years (9.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,785 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.23 |
| Luminosity | 0.0033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 21m 55.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 03′ 05″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.23. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 32 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 561.2 billion years.