Galaxy · Irregular
UGC 9992
UGC 9992 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 23.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 23.8 million light-years (7.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 11,700 light-years · 0.13 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.62 |
| Luminosity | 0.0033 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 41m 47.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 15′ 15″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 23° S. North of latitude 23° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 24 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 422.4 billion years.