Galaxy · Irregular
KK 176
KK 176 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Virgo, 22.5 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Distance | 22.5 million light-years (6.90 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,850 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.69 |
| Luminosity | 0.0011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 59m 56.3s |
| Declination (J2000) | −19° 24′ 47″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.69. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 71° N. South of latitude 71° S 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 23 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 399.2 billion years.