Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 8030
UGC 8030 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 49.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 49.9 million light-years (15.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 17,600 light-years · 0.2 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.92 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 54m 29.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +26° 18′ 18″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 64° S. North of latitude 64° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 50 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 885.2 billion years.