Galaxy · Irregular
KDG090
KDG090 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 9.33 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 9.33 million light-years (2.86 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,305 light-years · 0.049 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.18 |
| Luminosity | 3.0 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 14m 57.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 13′ 08″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.18. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 9.3 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 165.5 billion years.