Galaxy · Irregular
KDG235
KDG235 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Draco, 34.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 34.6 million light-years (10.60 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 13,300 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.03 |
| Luminosity | 0.0019 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 17h 00m 25.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +70° 17′ 24″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.03. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 20° S. North of latitude 20° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in June, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 35 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 613.3 billion years.