Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 7827
UGC 7827 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 27.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 27.7 million light-years (8.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,000 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.0025 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 39m 38.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +44° 49′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.25. 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 28 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 491.8 billion years.