Galaxy · Irregular
DDO 6
DDO 6 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 10.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 10.9 million light-years (3.34 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,110 light-years · 0.081 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.62 |
| Luminosity | 6.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 49m 49.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −21° 00′ 58″ |
| 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 Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 69° N. South of latitude 69° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 11 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 193.2 billion years.