Galaxy · Spiral
UGCA 86
UGCA 86 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 9.65 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 9.65 million light-years (2.96 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 29,800 light-years · 0.34 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −18.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 8.86 |
| Luminosity | 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 59m 49.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 07′ 31″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 8.86); binoculars will find it. 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 November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 9.7 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 171.3 billion years.