Galaxy · Spiral
UGCA 294
UGCA 294 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 32.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 32.3 million light-years (9.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,200 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.18 |
| Luminosity | 0.0091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 44m 38.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +28° 28′ 21″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.18. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 62° S. North of latitude 62° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 32 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 572.8 billion years.