Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 8215
UGC 8215 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 14.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 14.8 million light-years (4.55 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,653 light-years · 0.042 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.39 |
| Luminosity | 6.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 08m 03.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +46° 49′ 41″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.39. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 43° S. North of latitude 43° 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 15 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 263.3 billion years.