Galaxy · Elliptical
KK 227
KK 227 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 32.6 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 32.6 million light-years (10.00 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 6,719 light-years · 0.077 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.10 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.90 |
| Luminosity | 7.6 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 56m 10.1s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 18′ 12″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.90. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 50° S. North of latitude 50° 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 33 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 578.6 billion years.