Galaxy · Irregular
KK 27
KK 27 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Reticulum, 13.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Reticulum |
| Distance | 13.0 million light-years (3.98 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,566 light-years · 0.052 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.60 |
| Luminosity | 4.0 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 21m 03.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −66° 19′ 11″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.60. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 24° N. South of latitude 24° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 13 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 230.3 billion years.