Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 7719
UGC 7719 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 30.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 30.0 million light-years (9.20 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 18,100 light-years · 0.21 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.62 |
| Luminosity | 0.0052 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 34m 00.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +39° 01′ 10″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° 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.