Galaxy · Spiral
UGC 8245
UGC 8245 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 6.49 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 6.49 million light-years (1.99 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,044 light-years · 0.046 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.99 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 08m 34.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +78° 56′ 13″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.99. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 11° S. North of latitude 11° N it never sets.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 6.5 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 115.1 billion years.