Galaxy · Irregular
KK 65
KK 65 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 26.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 26.2 million light-years (8.02 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 8,611 light-years · 0.099 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −14.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.62 |
| Luminosity | 0.004 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 42m 31.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +16° 33′ 40″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.62. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 73° S. North of latitude 73° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 26 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 464.0 billion years.