Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 8833
UGC 8833 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 10.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 10.0 million light-years (3.08 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,457 light-years · 0.04 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.64 |
| Luminosity | 5.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 54m 48.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 50′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.64. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° 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 10 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 178.2 billion years.