Galaxy · Irregular
[KK2000] 72
[KK2000] 72 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 | 4,436 light-years · 0.051 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 17.10 |
| Luminosity | 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 19h 12m 22.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −63° 51′ 22″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 17.10. 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.