Galaxy · Irregular
KK 35
KK 35 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 10.3 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 10.3 million light-years (3.16 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 12,800 light-years · 0.15 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 12.60 |
| Luminosity | 0.004 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 45m 12.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +67° 51′ 50″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.60. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 22° S. North of latitude 22° N 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 10 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 182.8 billion years.