Galaxy · Irregular
KISSB023
KISSB023 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo, 64.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo |
| Distance | 64.6 million light-years (19.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 15,300 light-years · 0.17 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.68 |
| Luminosity | 0.0091 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 40m 12.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +29° 35′ 29″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.68. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 60° S. North of latitude 60° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 65 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 1,145.6 billion years.