Galaxy · Elliptical
UMin
UMin is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Minor, 195,700 light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Distance | 195,700 light-years (60.0 kpc) |
| Diameter | 1,761 light-years · 0.02 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −7.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 11.19 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁶ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 15h 09m 11.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 12′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 11.19. 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 196 thousand years ago. At that time Homo sapiens was spreading out of Africa; there was no farming yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 3.5 billion years.