Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 22
KKH 22 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 11.4 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 11.4 million light-years (3.50 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,892 light-years · 0.056 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.72 |
| Luminosity | 2.8 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 3h 44m 56.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +72° 03′ 52″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.72. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 18° S. North of latitude 18° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 11 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 202.5 billion years.