Galaxy · Irregular
KDG056
KDG056 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 29.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 29.0 million light-years (8.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,936 light-years · 0.068 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.0011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 30m 12.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +19° 59′ 30″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 70° S. North of latitude 70° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 29 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 514.9 billion years.