Galaxy · Spiral
UGCA 127
UGCA 127 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Monoceros, 27.7 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Distance | 27.7 million light-years (8.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 88,100 light-years · 1 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 9.05 |
| Luminosity | 0.76 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 20m 55.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | −8° 29′ 44″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 9.05. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 82° N. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 28 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 491.8 billion years.