Galaxy · Spiral
KKH 58
KKH 58 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Leo Minor, 60.0 million light-years away.
| Type | Spiral |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
| Distance | 60.0 million light-years (18.40 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 21,700 light-years · 0.25 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −16.40 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.92 |
| Luminosity | 0.016 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 10h 07m 22.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +38° 58′ 11″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.92. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 60 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 1,064.6 billion years.