Galaxy · Irregular
[KK2000] 71
[KK2000] 71 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Pavo, 27.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Distance | 27.1 million light-years (8.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 14,400 light-years · 0.16 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.30 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.30 |
| Luminosity | 0.0058 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 08m 44.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 43′ 53″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.30. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 26° N. South of latitude 26° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 27 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 480.2 billion years.