Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 34
KKH 34 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 15.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 15.0 million light-years (4.61 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 5,088 light-years · 0.058 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.90 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.42 |
| Luminosity | 6.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 5h 59m 41.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | +73° 25′ 39″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.42. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 17° S. North of latitude 17° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in December, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 15 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 266.7 billion years.