Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 40
KKH 40 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Lynx, 22.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lynx |
| Distance | 22.8 million light-years (6.98 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,566 light-years · 0.052 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.50 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.72 |
| Luminosity | 0.0011 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 46m 56.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +51° 17′ 46″ |
| 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 39° S. North of latitude 39° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 23 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 403.8 billion years.