Galaxy · Irregular
KDG002
KDG002 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Cetus, 11.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Distance | 11.1 million light-years (3.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,044 light-years · 0.046 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.66 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 0h 49m 21.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | −18° 04′ 28″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.66. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 72° N. South of latitude 72° 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 196.7 billion years.