Galaxy · Spiral
KK 49
KK 49 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Orion, 16.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Orion |
| Distance | 16.8 million light-years (5.15 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 9,459 light-years · 0.11 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 13.06 |
| Luminosity | 0.0069 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 41m 41.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +6° 40′ 54″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 13.06. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 83° S. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 17 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 298.0 billion years.