Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 7512
UGC 7512 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 34.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 34.6 million light-years (10.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 14,400 light-years · 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.53 |
| Luminosity | 0.0076 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 25m 41.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +2° 09′ 32″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.53. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 88° S. 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 35 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 613.3 billion years.