Galaxy · Irregular
KDG155
KDG155 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 26.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 26.5 million light-years (8.11 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,328 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.75 |
| Luminosity | 0.0014 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 33m 08.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −0° 31′ 59″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.75. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 89° N. 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 26 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 469.2 billion years.