Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 37
KKH 37 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Camelopardalis, 11.1 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Camelopardalis |
| Distance | 11.1 million light-years (3.39 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 3,914 light-years · 0.045 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −12.20 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.45 |
| Luminosity | 3.3 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 47m 45.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +80° 07′ 26″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.45. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 10° S. North of latitude 10° N it never sets.
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 196.1 billion years.