Galaxy · Irregular
KK 69
KK 69 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 25.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 25.1 million light-years (7.70 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 10,300 light-years · 0.12 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.80 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.63 |
| Luminosity | 5.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 52m 50.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 47′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.63. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° 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 25 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 445.5 billion years.