Galaxy · Elliptical
KK 71
KK 71 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pyxis, 32.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pyxis |
| Distance | 32.0 million light-years (9.80 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,631 light-years · 0.053 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.60 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.36 |
| Luminosity | 0.0012 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 09m 10.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −23° 22′ 04″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.36. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 67° N. South of latitude 67° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 32 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 567.0 billion years.