Galaxy · Irregular
KKH 6
KKH 6 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Perseus, 12.2 million light-years away.
| Type | Irregular |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Perseus |
| Distance | 12.2 million light-years (3.73 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 4,240 light-years · 0.049 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −13.00 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.86 |
| Luminosity | 6.9 × 10⁻⁴ × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 1h 34m 51.6s |
| Declination (J2000) | +52° 05′ 30″ |
| Source | Updated Nearby Galaxy Catalog (Karachentsev et al. 2013) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.86. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 38° S. North of latitude 38° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in October, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 12 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 215.8 billion years.