Galaxy · Elliptical
KDG216
KDG216 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenices, 19.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Distance | 19.6 million light-years (6.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,523 light-years · 0.075 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.70 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.19 |
| Luminosity | 5.2 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 56m 25.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +15° 05′ 09″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.19. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 75° S. North of latitude 75° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 20 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 347.1 billion years.