Galaxy · Irregular
KDG192
KDG192 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, 24.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 24.3 million light-years (7.45 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,567 light-years · 0.087 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.96 |
| Luminosity | 0.001 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 43m 45.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +53° 57′ 32″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.96. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 36° S. North of latitude 36° 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 24 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 431.0 billion years.