Galaxy · Elliptical
KDG063
KDG063 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 11.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 11.4 million light-years (3.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,110 light-years · 0.081 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.02 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 05m 07.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +66° 33′ 18″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.02. 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 February, 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 202.5 billion years.