Galaxy · Irregular
KK 230
KK 230 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Canes Venatici, 6.98 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 6.98 million light-years (2.14 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 1,566 light-years · 0.018 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −9.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.85 |
| Luminosity | 3.6 × 10⁻⁵ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 14h 07m 10.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 03′ 37″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.85. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 55° S. North of latitude 55° 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 7.0 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 123.8 billion years.