Galaxy · Irregular
KK 149
KK 149 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 29.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 29.0 million light-years (8.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 7,958 light-years · 0.091 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.25 |
| Luminosity | 0.0069 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 28m 52.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | +42° 10′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 48° S. North of latitude 48° 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 29 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 514.9 billion years.