Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 38
KKH 38 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Auriga, 62.9 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Auriga |
| Distance | 62.9 million light-years (19.30 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 26,900 light-years · 0.31 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −15.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 16.43 |
| Luminosity | 0.0044 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 6h 47m 54.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +47° 30′ 50″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 16.43. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° 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 63 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 1,116.7 billion years.